Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- melancholic
- romantic
- quiet night in
- romantic evening
What critics said
Critics generally found the music, performances, and emotional premise appealing, but considered the characters, dialogue, and time-travel romance too generic and contrived.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harriet is transported through time by specific songs connected to her memories and relationships.
Harriet’s connection to music repeatedly returns her to a deceased boyfriend while she struggles to move on.
The plot combines a love triangle with temporal movement between Harriet’s remembered past and present possibilities.
Reviews specifically identify the pretty pixie flares that appear whenever Harriet sonic-zooms through time.
Films like The Greatest Hits, and why
The Lake House
A romantic drama using speculative time displacement to explore grief, memory, and emotional attachment.
The Time Traveler's Wife
A wistful fantasy romance in which music and memory connect lovers across impossible temporal boundaries.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
A relationship-focused drama shaped by loss, nostalgia, and the difficulty of moving forward.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ned Benson
- Release Date
- 2024-04-05
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (169)
Cast
- Lucy Boynton
- Justin H. Min
- David Corenswet
- Austin Crute
- Retta
- Andie Ju
- Nelly Furtado
- Clementine Creevy
- Tom Yi
- Jenne Kang
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Greatest Hits about?
- A grieving music lover uses songs to revisit a lost romance while deciding whether memory should govern her future.
- What is The Greatest Hits like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Greatest Hits as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Greatest Hits violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Greatest Hits.
- What did critics think of The Greatest Hits?
- Critics generally found the music, performances, and emotional premise appealing, but considered the characters, dialogue, and time-travel romance too generic and contrived.
- Which films are like The Greatest Hits?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lake House, The Time Traveler's Wife, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.
- How long is The Greatest Hits?
- The Greatest Hits runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Greatest Hits?
- In United States, The Greatest Hits streams on Hulu.
