Another what was this

May 5, 2023 3:30 PM

This movie is probably very obvious, it is fairly recent and was on one of the streaming apps.

There were intertwined stories, I think about at least two couples? In any case I think there was more than one simultaneous storyline.
The storyline I remember was about a couple that had a very physical, intense relationship. The woman was played by someone who looks like Aubrey Plaza. If it was actually Aubrey Plaza I don't recognize it in her film history online.
In this storyline, the man in the relationship was a teacher. He has a beard and a tired look. They argue a lot and break up.
Then she goes out for a while with a kind of hipster guy who falls for her but she doesn't really like him. The teacher guy goes out for a while with a woman who at first he thinks seems more fitting. After a while the teacher realizes he misses the Aubrey Plaza lookalike and though she's hurt and doesn't at first want to risk it, they reconnect with a feeling of destiny and deep love.
There's a scene where she's playing baseball or soccer with a team. She wears athletic clothes a lot.
There's some kind of issue with alcohol or drug addiction.
It was a small, kind of moody film.
That's all I've got.
What was it?

posted by lesser whistling duck to Media & Arts (12 answers total)

Oh also they were planning their wedding when the teacher guy broke up with her.
posted by lesser whistling duck at 3:32 PM on May 5, 2023

The Five-Year Engagement?

Emily Blunt, not Aubrey Plaza?
posted by AbelMelveny at 5:42 PM on May 5, 2023

The End of the Tour?
posted by Deemonie at 6:44 PM on May 5, 2023

Sounds kind of like The Worst Person in the World but I feel like you would have mentioned if it were in Norwegian…
posted by ejs at 6:57 PM on May 5, 2023

This sounds a lot like Scenes from a Marriage, recent HBO limited series with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain.
posted by sevensnowflakes at 7:25 PM on May 5, 2023

The Worst Person in the World had a similar feel and the rest of these are good guesses too but none are the one I'm remembering. It's not a rom com, despite the plot line sounding like one.
posted by lesser whistling duck at 8:34 PM on May 5, 2023

Makes my think of Love Life, season 1 on HBO, but that was was a rom com.
posted by miles1972 at 9:42 PM on May 5, 2023

Reminds me of Sleeping with Other People and/or Drinking Buddies.
posted by leotrotsky at 1:34 AM on May 6, 2023

Or Take This Waltz
posted by leotrotsky at 1:37 AM on May 6, 2023

I don't know what movie you're looking for, but here are some contenders for not-Aubrey in case you were watching something with one of them:

Lizzy Caplan
Olivia Munn
Ana de Armas
posted by phunniemee at 4:01 AM on May 6, 2023

Yeah, I did a sweep through the IMDb of Rosa Salazar just in case that’s who lesser whistling duck was thinking of but didn’t see anything that fits.
posted by ejs at 10:05 AM on May 6, 2023

Omg, I know this one! As in, recognised the description immediately but can’t think of the name either. There was a scene towards the end (ish) where they had a big family-style party with buffet food etc in their house? And the whole vibe of their house was kind of vinyl records, wooden floorboards, porches with plants kinda thing?

I totally know this film and hope someone names it for you!
posted by Salamander at 5:20 PM on May 6, 2023