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Never Let Me Go

DramaRomanceScience Fiction

Directed by Mark Romanek

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them. From TMDB

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Never Let Me Go is a 2010 drama romance science fiction film, directed by Mark Romanek, starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield.

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  • Shauna O'Meara @shaunaomeara.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2025

    1984 For me, John Hurt has one of the best faces in cinema. A wounded gravitas that just holds you. Released in 1984, the movie still holds up as one of the more socially-prescient, UK-set/UK-feeling dystopias depicted on film. I also like Brazil, V for Vendetta, and Never Let Me Go. #filmsky

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  • maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.comBluesky · Oct 22, 2025

    here’s some COOL BOOKS i like: Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein) The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut) Hard-Boiled Wonderland & the End of the World (Haruki Murakami) Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro) the last one has a film but i refuse to let andrew garfield overwrite my own thoughts

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  • Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2026

    Never Let Me Go: a special screening at the Regents St Cinema + me in conversation for @ppfideas.bsky.social with David Runciman. 19th June, I love this book, and the film too. Science fiction done properly. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/never-...

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  • Paolo Alessandro 🏳️‍🌈 @paoloalessandro.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    Name a movie you cannot watch again because it is too devastating! For me it was Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro. It has ridiculously high ratings on film sites. But I can never watch it again. It broke my heart. Tied with Ishiguro’s , “Never Let Me Go”. I was a mess after that.

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  • Zeb Cyrus 🎃👻🙀 @zbcy.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    Books to Films 📚=🎞️ Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro was released in 2010. Mostly faithful, the film is more blunt as to the dystopian future. A romance is added as part of the tension in the film whereas the book goes for a slow reveal as to the horrors of the clones. 🧬❤️‍🩹🫂 #booksky #filmsky

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  • Ian Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2025

    had a moderate existential crisis watching Never Let Me Go, a movie I theoretically loved the first time I saw it but then forgot I had seen it at all, which raises questions as to how much I had actually liked it. letterboxd.com/peevish/film...

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  • Tia @naturaltia.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    Only day four of the new year and I’ve already finished one book (Big Swiss)! Now on to the next book which is an older one I somehow missed, Never Let Me Go. I know people really loved the film, but I thought I’d read the book first 📚

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    10 films I was privileged to teach that stunned my classrooms. La Haine City of God No Country for Old Men Vertigo Amy This Is England Winter’s Bone Never Let Me Go Bonnie and Clyde Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Film changes lives. I know, I've seen it happen often.

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  • MechaGecko @mechagecko.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    Indy: um... they didn't screw up the theme tune, I guess? Never Let Me Go: A meh film with some great performances Tropic Thunder: Didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would Late Night w/ the Devil: Really liked this... what? It used AI stuff? Aw, c'mon! #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

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  • Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    pov you're a cursed rich guy who thinks he has the most original ideas but has never read novels. anyway you can go read Never Let Me Go. Or there's a movie too, you can watch the movie and be sad about it. Feel emotions and stuff. Imagine feeling emotions.

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  • Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2026

    This Friday atthe Regent St cinema, a special @ppfideas.bsky.social screening of Never Let Me Go, Alex Garland's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's masterpiece. Followed by a live recording of David and me discussing it. Just a few tickets left... www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/never-...

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  • Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.socialBluesky · May 12, 2026

    Chris: what’s next on your TBR? Me: Never Let Me Go C: was that a movie? Me: Yes, Carey Mulligan.. C: and Paul Bettany. They play tennis. At Wimbledon? Me: that was Kirsten Dunst. And the movie was Wimbledon C: I need to stop doing this.

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  • Kei 淇✨🌙 ⋆。°✩ @samzikei.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2026

    Quote with 5 MOVIES to get to know you 1. Given The Movie 2. Never Let Me Go 3. Tokyo Godfathers 4. Love in the Big City 5. The King and the Clown can you tell I'm a sad gay based on these

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    I am a self confessed Andrew Garfield fan. Loved him in Never Let Me Go. A film I taught for many years. Eclectic in his choices of film. Also a perfect fit to play Anthony Perkins in a biopic.

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  • Maree (she/her) @justaddbooks.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    Movie time. I’m watching Never Let Me Go and I’ve made myself a lil snack platter for tea. It’s raining and I have nowhere else to be.

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  • MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    HBD Joan Baez!! w/Bob on Never Let Me Go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wKi... @cwillman.bsky.social on doc: variety.com/2023/film/re... More: A Petrusich: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... @traceythorn.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/culture/life... w/Jane: www.interviewmagazine.com/film/i-wante...

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  • Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge Day 10: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    Never Let Me Go, a film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. To say I loved teaching this film is an understatement. There were more tears in my classroom than for any other contemporary film. youtu.be/vIECpiR8y04?...

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  • Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phdBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    One book 📚 - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro One movie 🎥 - Withnail & I One album 💿 - The Dreaming - Kate Bush One TV show 📺 - Alice in Borderland

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  • MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    HBD Joan Baez!! w/Bob on Never Let Me Go: youtube.com/watch?v=9wKi... Doc/ @cwillman.bsky.social: variety.com/2023/film/re... More Amanda Petrusich: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... @raypadgett.bsky.social: www.flaggingdown.com/p/a-tribute-... w/Jane Fonda: www.interviewmagazine.com/film/i-wante...

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    The film is told through the eyes of computer programmer-turned-Turing tester Caleb Smith. In casting the role, Garland stuck with what he knew. Domnhall Gleeson had appeared in Never Let Me Go (written by Garland) as well as Dredd, and Garland hired him as Caleb. 5/39

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  • MJW @megan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2023

    Spell your name with movie titles M- Midsommar E- Ex Machina G- Gattaca A- Amelie N- Never Let Me Go

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    Never Let Me Go. A 2010 British dystopian film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel, directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. I loved teaching this, and there was barely a dry eye in the classroom after screenings.

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  • Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    Final film in our current season of Films of Ideas screenings & live recordings coming up next week - 'Never Let Me Go' - with @adamrutherford.bsky.social. 🎬 Regent St Cinema, London 📅 Friday 19th June ⏰ 7pm 🎟️ Book your ticket here ⬇️ www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/never-...

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  • Paula @paulapaulpaula.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    Never Let Me Go. Book even more so but the movie is pretty good

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  • Anton_ella ✨ @anton3ll.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2025

    One food that you refuse to eat. One movie that you'll never watch again. And one song you can't stand. Okra Never Let Me Go Lazy - X Press ft David Byrne

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    Never Let Me Go. A 2010 British dystopian film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel, directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. I loved teaching this, and there was barely a dry eye in the classroom.

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  • Domhnall Gleeson Archive @domhnallgleesons.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2023

    ɴᴇᴡ/ᴏʟᴅ • Behind the scenes film photograph of Domhnall Gleeson on the set of 'Never Let Me Go' (2010) 📷 Mark Romanek

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  • Caspar Henderson @casparhenderson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2026

    Relieved that Never Let Me Go likely to remain a book and a rather good film

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  • DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    There is an absolutely fabulous novel about this called Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (also an awesome film). Yet again, dystopian science fiction is not supposed to be a blueprint for the future.

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  • Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    #JuneMovieChallenege #FilmSky 8: a dystopian movie Never Let Me Go - 2010

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  • Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2025

    I hate to say it, but I was really disappointed by Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I've heard so many great things about it, so many rave reviews, and it just fell flat for me... His critical success and movie reviews surely will not be affected by my feelings though. #BlackReaders #BookSky

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  • Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2026

    I'll say this: if this movie succeeds in being worse than the movie of "Never Let Me Go," it'll do so in a blaze of glory. Waititi is... trying something here. That's not always a good thing in his hands, but I think he's physically incapable of making something as *boringly* bad as the NLMG movie.

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  • Paul (he/him) @peck7235.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 25, 2026

    Morning Womble. Currently reading 'Never Let Me Go' by Kazui Ishiguro. Saw the film years ago and always wanted to read the book so have finally got around to it. Hope you have a great day and stay safe, wherever you are 🙂

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  • Paula @totallypaula.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2025

    I have seen 9 out of 10 movies, I missed Cube 2. 'Never Let Me Go' is a stand-out movie if you have not seen it. Heartbreaking. whatculture.com/film/10-dyst...

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2025

    Of all the wonderful, unique films I had the deepest pleasure to teach, Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Never Let Me Go was one of the most emotional experiences I had in my classrooms. “All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma”. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

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  • Kevin Klehr @kevinklehr.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    I loved Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and was indifferent to Klara and the Sun. #KazuoIshiguro #booksky #bookreview #books #classicbooks kevinklehr.com/2026/03/01/b...

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  • 🦇🎃💀 Riana-mator 💀🎃🦇 @riana.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2025

    That said, nothing tops when I saw NEVER LET ME GO in the theater and the scene cut to an exterior shot of A BUILDING I HAD PERSONALLY LIVED IN. It was a Brutalist dorm in St. Andrews, Scotland, my feelings about which are that “clone organ-removal hospital in a dystopian sci-fi film” 100% tracks.

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go is, like all of his novels so brilliant. I taught the film directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by the wonderful Alex Garland. The end scene is heartbreaking. Rachel Portman’s soundtrack is magnificent. youtu.be/vIECpiR8y04?si…

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  • Andy ❤️⬆️%🇺🇦 @andymoorhouse.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2024

    #NowPlaying off to the cinema this afternoon for “Never Let Me Go”, great adaptation of a fine novel, and a really wonderful score from Rachel Portman - giving it a spin 🙏🎶🎬 #FilmSky

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  • Paul (he/him) @peck7235.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 30, 2026

    ✨ quote post! introduce yourself! ✨ name: Paul pronouns: he/him fav fantasy creature: Medusa fav book last year: Children of Time fav book so far this year: Never Let Me Go current fav movie: Young Frankenstein current fav show:Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season: winter And a gif/meme

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  • Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2026

    Currently in a patent dispute over my attempt to patent Never Let Me Go with the person trying to patent the plot of the Michael Bay movie the Island over whether a sad lamentation on what it means to he human is actively distinct from as a facile allegory for capitalism if they both involve clones.

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  • metacritic @metacritic.comBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    Never Let Me Go [69] is a $4 VOD: www.metacritic.com/movie/never-... #11pspecial "This is a moving and provocative film that initially unsettles, then disturbs and finally haunts you well into the night." - Ken Turan, Los Angeles Times

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  • Author Allison @author-allison.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    A book (and movie) that haunted me for a while is Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Never Let Me Go.” So many ethical questions and considerations, and it was a gut punch. I often reflect on current challenges in the world and the potential solutions that pose similar ethical dilemmas #booksky What about you?

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  • Jason Lukehart @jasonlukehart.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    Top 25 of 2000-2024, #25: Never Let Me Go Probably the least-seen film on my list. Dystopian, but quiet for that genre. Examines what it means to be human. Well-acted by a cast that has since built up a collection of acting nominations. Sometimes a thing really connects with you; this did with me.

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  • agatiefan.bsky.social @agatiefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    I interviewed Kazuo Ishiguro at the movie junket for Never Let Me Go and it was good fun.

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  • Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2023

    Spell your name with movie titles! Okay... Cloverfield Alien Never Let Me Go Drive Reservoir Dogs Aliens Hound of the Baskervilles Oldboy Possum Elektra

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  • C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    NEVER LET ME GO is the best movie everyone just fucking slept on.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Science Fiction Movies Released on October 15! What's your fave? 1. Never Let Me Go 2. The Final Cut 3. The Dust Factory 4. First Squad: The Moment of Truth 13 #SciFi movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/oct-15?sort=ranking#science-fiction #FilmSky

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  • Dale Smith @dalesmithonline.comBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Combine 2 Film Titles 2 make a New Film. I Capture Howl's Moving Castle Kevin and Perry Never Let Me Go Large Roman Holiday on the Buses

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  • Pinhéad O'Connor (KDC) @pesto.robbedroot.orgBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    I wrote a whole thread that I'm not going to post about Klara and the Sun. But to sum up I think it's a terrible time to make this movie and I hope everyone can be normal about it. Also it's Pinocchio + Never Let Me Go so there's my review.

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  • Nunsense & Shenunigans @annaleehq.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    He needs to read Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “Never Let Me Go” Heck, make him watch the movie

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  • Chris Maka @chrismaka.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2026

    A friend of mine who is a world lit wonk says it sounds like "Came the Dawn" by Roger Bax (published in the US as "Two If By Sea"), and adapted in the 1953 film, "Never Let Me Go." No idea if he's right, but hopefully!

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  • K.Flynnx (St.) @kflynny369.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    Never Let Me Go is a brilliant film but the two female leads carried it.

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  • Erik Smith @ebrown2112.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    Was one of them Never Let Me Go? I loved that movie, sad as it was.

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  • Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2026

    I love Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day & Never Let Me Go, and Cloud Atlas was a MUCH better movie than book.

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  • Steven J. Venturino @sjventurino.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2025

    New summer class explores Kazuo Ishiguro’s mythic meditation on mortality, love, and art, followed by a close look at the film adaptation of Never Let Me Go. www.newberry.org/calendar/nev...

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  • Andy Simpson @uvarkleseizure.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 31, 2025

    Just finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I've never seen the movie, but apparently Ella Purnell is in it...that makes the scene from Fallout where Snip Snip is going to "harvest her organs" a gold standard in comedy for me.

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  • Steve Toase @stevetoase.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 25, 2025

    The micro genre which I call Nick Drake films, that includes Me Without You, How I Live Now, and Never Let Me Go (the last one doesn’t have a Drake song in it but very much has the same tone)

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  • Johnny Cullen @johnnycullen.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2024

    Fuck you, Florence Pugh Fuck you, Andrew Garfield Fuck you, John Crowley Fuck you, Bryce Dresner I have never seen a movie so fundamentally destroy me in such regard emotionally since Never Let Me Go. And this wasn’t even dark compared to that. That also had Andrew Garfield too.

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