Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- sincere
- date night
- teen movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's endearing leads and playful premise entertaining despite its familiar rom-com formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Brooks earns money by tailoring himself into an ideal date for different clients, forcing him to reconsider who he really is.
Brooks begins by posing as Celia's boyfriend and later sells his companionship through an app.
Brooks has the academic ability to reach his dream Ivy League school but lacks money and a standout extracurricular achievement.
Brooks and Murph turn the fake-date service into an app-based business whose success changes the stakes of Brooks's relationships.
Films like The Perfect Date, and why
The DUFF
shared teen romantic comedy structure, fake dating premise, and themes of identity and social performance
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
shared high-school romance, class anxiety, self-discovery, and breezy coming-of-age tone
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
shared adolescent romance, popularity pressures, and comic exploration of an invented social persona
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Nelson
- Release Date
- 2019-04-12
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (3359)
Cast
- Noah Centineo
- Laura Marano
- Odiseas Georgiadis
- Camila Mendes
- Matt Walsh
- Joe Chrest
- Carrie Lazar
- Alexander Biglane
- Blaine Kern III
- Zak Steiner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Perfect Date about?
- A cash-strapped high-school senior turns fake dating into an app business, only to discover that performing the perfect boyfriend makes authenticity harder to find.
- What is The Perfect Date like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Perfect Date as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Perfect Date violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Perfect Date.
- What did critics think of The Perfect Date?
- Critics broadly found the film's endearing leads and playful premise entertaining despite its familiar rom-com formula.
- Which films are like The Perfect Date?
- Films with a similar feel include The DUFF, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.
- How long is The Perfect Date?
- The Perfect Date runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Perfect Date?
- In United States, The Perfect Date streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
