Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a predictable but consistently entertaining romantic comedy elevated by its appealing performances and brisk execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Peter and Emma form an alliance to cyber stalk and undermine their exes' new relationships.
Peter and Emma meet while crying in a stairwell and turn mutual heartbreak into companionship.
Peter and Emma work on nearby floors and repeatedly encounter each other through their shared workplace environment.
Peter gets close to Noah while Emma approaches Anne's new boyfriend under concealed strategic motives.
Films like I Want You Back, and why
The Other Woman
shared breakup-driven romantic comedy, emotional vulnerability, and breezy sabotage premise
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
shared contemporary relationship entanglements, comic deception, and warm romantic payoff
How to Be Single
shared breakup recovery, friendship, and witty modern dating dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Jason Orley
- Release Date
- 2022-02-10
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (387)
Cast
- Charlie Day
- Jenny Slate
- Scott Eastwood
- Gina Rodriguez
- Manny Jacinto
- Clark Backo
- Luke David Blumm
- Mason Gooding
- Dylan Gelula
- Isabel May
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Want You Back about?
- Two heartbroken coworkers turn mutual support into a mischievous campaign to wreck their exes’ new romances, only to discover an unexpected connection of their own.
- What is I Want You Back like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Want You Back as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is I Want You Back violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Want You Back.
- What did critics think of I Want You Back?
- Critics broadly found the film a predictable but consistently entertaining romantic comedy elevated by its appealing performances and brisk execution.
- Which films are like I Want You Back?
- Films with a similar feel include The Other Woman, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and How to Be Single.
- How long is I Want You Back?
- I Want You Back runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Want You Back?
- In United States, I Want You Back streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
