Film

Someone Great

Name: Someone Great
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2019
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise, Peter Vack, RuPaul

A one-day whirlwind through New York with your two best friends, staged like a farewell tour for a nine-year relationship. Gina Rodriguez narrates her own breakup with the exuberance of someone trying to outrun heartbreak using glitter, playlists and pure will. It's loud, hopeful, occasionally raw under the party gloss — for anyone who's ever needed one perfect, ridiculous last day to grieve something properly.

TMDb rating

6.4

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