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Anyone but You
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The Idea of You
Directed by Michael Showalter
40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for. From TMDB
151 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works
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The Idea of You is a 2024 music comedy romance film, directed by Michael Showalter, starring Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine and Ella Rubin.
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- posts span Mar 16, 2024 to Oct 7, 2026
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60 of 151 · most liked firstThe Idea of You is a film about the fantasy that you can set up an art gallery and make enough to own a home in LA.
negative · AI labelView post →I thought this about The Idea Of You too. It's only a reversal movie if you don't make a big deal about it. It's a reversal when Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothee Chalamet play a happily married couple who... - get kidnapped by killers - are secretly spies - form a band - host the party from hell
neutral · AI labelView post →Having now watched the three older woman/younger man romance movies of 2024, here are my thoughts: THE IDEA OF YOU: great movie with likable characters, real chemistry between Hathaway and Galitzine, and a story that, whilst obviously contrived, doesn't feel forced. I love this movie. A-.
positive · AI labelView post →Oh god my most watched movie of the year is The Idea of You and it’s not remotely close.
positive · AI labelView post →The Idea Of You: man, imagine if every movie in which a 41-year-old man went out with a 29-year-old woman made this much of a fuss about it. With him constantly saying "I can't, it's not right, we don't fit, you're only a few years older than my kid".
negative · AI labelView post →"The Idea of You” was the #1 watched film of 2024 on Amazon Prime Video. This is Nicholas Galitzine’s second consecutive year with a Top 10 movie with “Red, White & Royal Blue” landing at #8 in 2023.
neutral · AI labelView post →One year ago today, ‘The Idea of You’ premiered at the SXSW 2024 film festival as the closing night film! The film debuted with a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, going on to debut on Prime as the number one most watched Prime original romcom release!
neutral · AI labelView post →Wouldn’t you love to read @lyz.bsky.social on The Idea of You? Well, here you go! www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE IDEA OF YOU: It is a movie where Ann Hathaway plays a middle-aged smokeshow getting graphically romanced by a hot little British guy. No notes. Why the fuck wasn’t this in theaters. It rules. Also I didn’t cry at the end, you cried. Fuck you.
positive · AI labelView post →The 15th Annual Hollywood Media Awards are happening in Los Angeles tonight! Nicholas Galitzine and Anne-Marie’s, “The Idea of You,” have been nominated for two Hollywood Music in Media Awards in the following categories: • Song - Feature Film • Song - Onscreen Performance (Film) Best of luck!🤞
neutral · AI labelView post →New today on the site! "What a relief, after a run of crummy films about “age gap relationships” (see: A Family Affair, The Idea of You), to have a film in which its maybe-lovers seem to be overwhelmed by their affection for one another." - Fran Hoepfner on BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
neutral · AI labelView post →Forgive me if this brings down the celebratory vibes RWRB was Taylor’s last acting gig. Now he’s finally back on a film set 3+ years later for RWRW. In that timeframe Nick filmed M&G, The Idea of You, 100 Nights of Hero, Sheep Detectives, MotU, and Mosquito Bowl (did I forget any?). It’s madness!
neutral · AI labelView post →I contend that “We Live in Time” is the dumbest, most nonsensical and forgettable movie title imaginable, next to the title of that Anne Hathaway Amazon movie (pauses to look it up because it refuses to be memorable) “The Idea of You”
negative · AI labelView post →Winners of the audience vote for the Ithaca Underground Film Festival!! 1st place - Hannah Goldberg - The Idea of You - $100 cash prize!! 2nd place - Maya Behl - Now that I know You - $50 cash prize!! 3rd place - Tijuana Danger Dogs - Elephant in the Room! $25 Cinemapolis Gift Certificate
neutral · AI labelView post →The Idea of You ties with Twisters as the most nominated films for the 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards with nominations in the following categories: • Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films • Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film
neutral · AI labelView post →The fake boyband is August Moon from the very mid movie The Idea of You. The music sounds like One Direction because they hired a One Direction songwriter but the whole idea feels very 2gether and while most of their songs were joke songs Every Minute Every Hour was a for real bop
negative · AI labelView post →I think I’ve seen my last 2024 movie. Here’s my top, fwiw: The End Anora I Saw the TV Glow Hundreds of Beavers Kinds of Kindness [big gap] Challengers The Idea of You My Old Ass Hit Man Ghostlight Actors, my first love, drive these. But also communal experience—Challengers & Hundreds, wild crowds!
positive · AI labelView post →Tired, brain dead. Watching a romantic comfort film tonight: The Idea of You. I can't remember the last time I saw it. I love this song that is in the movie. youtu.be/MSFjYe54uv4?...
positive · AI labelView post →Alright, I just started watching The Idea of You... and I'm feeling like this is gonna end up being a white woman How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Which, is fine. I mean, I'm a white woman. I'm probably gonna end up liking this movie. I already dig the premise, which is why I chose to watch.
positive · AI labelView post →BABYGIRL is for the praise kink good girls with a @tryquinn account. An exhilarating & complex erotic thriller with sweet, sweet aftercare. The sort of film that will have you questioning everything. Almost feels like A24’s response to films like SANCTUARY & THE IDEA OF YOU.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched 10 minutes of the debate and then decided to watch a movie but also decided to ask a guy on a date this weekend before sodomy is illegal again. (The movie was The Idea of You but this guy is closer to my age.)
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s me, Hi👋🏻 Here’s a few things that interest me if you wanna be mutuals! -Musical Theatre -Film & TV -Books -Taylor Swift -Kelsea Ballerini -NYC -Red, White, and Royal Blue -The Idea of You -Cats -Pop Culture -Country Music -Nicholas Galiztine & Taylor Zakhar-Perez
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★★ review of The Idea of You on Letterboxd boxd.it/6opYhP #FilmSky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →And my favorite movie ever: ‘The Idea of You’ Shatters Tropes About Motherhood and Binary Choices
positive · AI labelView post →There’s a lot of commentary about the film The Idea of You bc Anne Hathaway plays a 40yo mom who is attractive. I have not seen the movie, but the seemingly widespread surprise(?) that women *of a certain age* can still be engaging & lovely seems so silly.
neutral · AI labelView post →And if you need to know, the Anne Hathaway movie is The Idea of You and it's truly fucking terrible. My wife agrees and continues to watch it anyway. Goodnight, friends! #folkhorrorfriday
negative · AI labelView post →Saw "The Idea of You" last night and strongest recommend. Really solid date movie for married couples. Annie Hathaway is brilliant in it. E met her at the Les Miz premiere and *hated* her "she's trying too fucking hard" and even she loved this movie. Also E was wrong but hey, women.
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re an AO3 user, you can watch The Idea of You as a horror movie. Prepare to be jumpscared by spookily familiar plot devices and terrifyingly recognisable tropes. Beware; it’s not for the faint of heart.
negative · AI labelView post →Michael Showalter is writing and directing a new movie for Amazon titled 'Oh. What. Fun' starring Michelle Pfeiffer. Between this and The Idea of You, is Showalter launching a line of Fancy Hallmark movies on Prime Video? Peak Hallmark? Peakmark? Please let me coin something.
neutral · AI labelView post →I finally watched THE IDEA OF YOU. I read & really liked the book last year. It's a great movie & I really enjoyed it. It's fun & sexy, also quite sad because of shitty double standards. It stayed true to the book but was different in its own way. Especially the ending. The music was cool, too.
positive · AI labelView post →Wrote about the best onscreen kiss of 2024 (it’s The Idea Of You!!!) for @avclub.com’s best scenes of the year: www.avclub.com/best-film-sc...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Anne Hathaway-starring, Michael Showalter-directed "May-December" romance THE IDEA OF YOU is way better than its placement on the forgotten barrel of Amazon Prime exclusives would have you believe. The first 98% of the movie is phenomenal.
positive · AI labelView post →New today on the site: "Perhaps this is the hidden genius of something like THE IDEA OF YOU, situated neatly in the title of the film itself: nothing is ever as good as the concept of something is." - Fran Hoepfner
neutral · AI labelView post →Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social hop on a private jet for the rock-star rom-com The Idea of You #filmsky 📽️ youtu.be/izz4Uxu2RJs?...
neutral · AI labelView post →“Just now, my fingers accidentally typed ‘The Idea of You’ as ‘The Ikea of You,’ and there is indeed a follow-the-directions-very-carefully feeling to the movie premiering on Prime Video May 2” welp More from Michael Phillips
neutral · AI labelView post →Today - German comic romance I'M YOUR MAN via Goethe Institut, Duras' LA MUSICA and a preview of THE IDEA OF YOU at Lightbox, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER returns to Fox_Theatre, more! Rundown: letterboxd.com/torontoplex/... #toRep
neutral · AI labelView post →I reviewed THE IDEA OF YOU for @slashfilm. It is so, so, so good. Anne Hathaway is at her best -and her best is great. This is my only review from SXSW this year but I'm very happy it was this movie. www.slashfilm.com/1541497/the-...
positive · AI labelView post →Just watched: The Idea of You This was actually so cute and sad and really good romance and actually funny which I wasn’t expecting. Age gap trope isn’t my favorite but this was done well and I like how they included it both ways. #moviesky #theideaofyou #comedy #romance #romcom
positive · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 7pm, Harry Potter & Deathly Hallows Pt2 on ITV2. At 9pm, The Idea of You on BBC3 or Nights of Cabiria on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social. At 10pm, Jaws on ITV4. At 10.50, PS I Love You on BBC3. At 11.15, California Suite on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social At 2am, C’mon C’mon on C4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s like that movie, The Idea of You where it’s like “Oh, why would this super famous young boy band superstar wanna date this plain Jane every day mom?” Except the Mom is Anne Hathaway so like…yeah.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Idea of You - so glad I didn't do this audiobook @ work since it was another tear jerker & I'd seen the movie already so I could tell myself the "5 years later" added to the movie was canon. The author was the narrator and she did an amazing job with all of the accents/languages. #booksky 📚💙
positive · AI labelView post →✨ Throwback to where it all began! Our very first episode was all about The Idea of You, selected by me! Have you listened yet? 💭🎙️ @basedonabook.bsky.social #theideaofyou #podcastthrowback #booksky📚💙 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/37WW... YouTube: youtu.be/lstBWQa1xNA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Updated thoughts on The Idea Of You, having now read the book and seen the movie twice (once before and once after reading) The movie is decent, the book is better... [1/2] 📚👀 #rombks 💙📚🌶️ #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved Robinne Lee's "The Idea Of You" It cops criticism for not having the requisite HFN/HEA, making it not a romance. I also enjoyed the film dramatisation, which follows a similar story arc but shares only a handful of lines of dialogue and a couple of scenes with the book.
positive · AI labelView post →Watching the stupid Reese Witherspoon movie on Amazon because they struck fckn gold with The Idea of You & mama needs new distractions
positive · AI labelView post →I liked The Idea of You because I had just recently separated when it came out, and I'm in my 40s. It was a hopeful movie to watch at the time (but no, I don't want a 26 year old, haha).
positive · AI labelView post →#flashbackfriday to our first episode. We discuss #theideaofyou and the questionable fashion choices in the movie. Seriously, what were they thinking? 💙📚 📽️🎬 #boyband #booksky #booktoscreen #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve now moved onto The Idea of You on audio, whilst also flitting to the film. I think I like the idea of Hayes being 24 (film) rather than 20 (book) and the 🌶️ is definitely more in the book. #booksky #currentread #ribbinnelee
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m watching The Idea of You on Prime, for the 2nd time. It’s based on the book of the same name, written by Robinne Lee. I love the book. Love! 💕 The book and the movie are really different. The same, but totally different. If you enjoyed the movie, the book will knock your socks off. #BookSky
positive · AI labelView post →The happy movie was The Idea of You - and that’s how a story SHOULD end Take note sad story writers!! 😤 Anyway it’s late so I’m going to bed now, stupid sad ending making me stay up late
positive · AI labelView post →Bumping this because "The Idea of You" is a damn good film. Really hits all sorts of emotional chords. Not sure where it is streaming but try to give it a watch
positive · AI labelView post →Jenny (age 39) is holding forth on whether the book or the movie of "The Idea of You" is "sexier." Junia (age 7) exclaims "I know that word!"
neutral · AI labelView post →#bookreview #bookrecommendation 📚💙 THE IDEA OF YOU by Robinne Lee. This actually came out in 2017, but I didn’t discover it until the movie version appeared on Prime Video. (1/9)
neutral · AI labelView post →Some Like It Hot The Empire Strikes Back (Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are 100% in their own Rom Com in this movie) 10 Things I Hate About You Shaun of the Dead The Big Sick The Idea of You Grosse Point Blank - seconded!
neutral · AI labelView post →My friend Robinne Lee tells the origin story of her "bonkbuster" The Idea of You, now a movie starring Anne Hathaway. She worked hard on this, and deserves all the credit.
neutral · AI labelView post →SXSW closing night film The Idea of You is beyond charming, and proves that Michael Showalter is the master of a genre he once so perfectly spoofed - the heartfelt rom com. www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screen...
neutral · AI labelView post →Summer fun. With Hayes n Soléné. Movie The Idea of You. #love #summer #theideaofyou #nickgalitzine
neutral · AI labelView post →I had no idea "The Idea of You" was THAT kind of movie! 🤭
neutral · AI labelView post →I absolutely loved Robinne’s super-successful debut novel “The Idea Of You” (you may have heard of the movie lol), and her second novel promises to be even better. Robinne’s writing has so many qualities that bring me joy in a novel — it’s smart, it’s funny, it’s thoughtful and it’s sexy as HELL! 😍
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 5.25pm, Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story on C4+1. At 6.30pm, Hidden Figures on Film4. At 6.55pm, Coyote Ugly on ITV2. At 9pm, Die Hard on Film4. At 9.10pm, Red Heat on ITV4. At 10pm, The Idea Of You on BBC3. At 12am, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri on C4 #telly
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