Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- wistful
- melodramatic
- intimate
- romantic movie night
- quiet weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film attractive and well performed, while its intertwined romantic melodramas divided opinion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ellie’s present-day search for the authors of the 1965 letters is interwoven with Jennifer and Anthony’s past affair.
Ellie discovers a trove of secret letters and uses them to trace the forbidden relationship between Jennifer and Anthony.
Jennifer’s marriage to wealthy industrialist Lawrence places her affair with journalist Anthony within a restrictive upper-class social world.
The 1965 storyline uses the French Riviera and affluent British settings to create a polished, visually striking romantic register.
Films like The Last Letter from Your Lover, and why
The Notebook
interwoven past-and-present romance, secret correspondence, and wistful melodrama
Atonement
period forbidden love, emotionally charged letters, and lush romantic drama
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
dual timeline structure, literary romance, and intimate secrets uncovered through investigation
The Best of Me
cross-generational romantic mystery shaped by memory, longing, and elegant period settings
Movie Details
- Director
- Augustine Frizzell
- Release Date
- 2021-07-23
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (682)
Cast
- Shailene Woodley
- Felicity Jones
- Callum Turner
- Joe Alwyn
- Nabhaan Rizwan
- Ncuti Gatwa
- Emma Appleton
- Christian Brassington
- Alice Orr-Ewing
- Lee Knight
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 Last Letter from Your Lover about?
- A determined journalist follows a trail of secret 1965 love letters, uncovering a forbidden affair that mirrors her own search for connection.
- What is The Last Letter from Your Lover like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Last Letter from Your Lover as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Last Letter from Your Lover violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Last Letter from Your Lover as mild.
- What did critics think of The Last Letter from Your Lover?
- Critics broadly found the film attractive and well performed, while its intertwined romantic melodramas divided opinion.
- Which films are like The Last Letter from Your Lover?
- Films with a similar feel include The Notebook, Atonement, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and The Best of Me.
- How long is The Last Letter from Your Lover?
- The Last Letter from Your Lover runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Last Letter from Your Lover?
- In United States, The Last Letter from Your Lover streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
