Cyrus

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

A quietly unconventional romantic comedy explores the peculiar dynamics of loneliness and connection through the lens of a painfully awkward divorcé. John, adrift and facing his ex-wife’s remarriage, finds an unexpected spark with Molly, only to discover she already has a deeply enmeshed familial bond – with her adult son, Cyrus. This isn’t a typical love triangle; it’s a subtly unsettling examination of co-dependence, unwanted intrusion, and the lengths people go to avoid solitude, steeped in a distinctly mumblecore aesthetic. The film delicately balances humor and discomfort, charting the escalating passive-aggressive competition between the two men vying for Molly’s attention, ultimately leading to a surprisingly touching, if fractured, depiction of finding connection in the most unusual of circumstances.