The Ex

• Comedy
• Romance

A sharp-edged romantic comedy fueled by uncomfortable truths, *The Ex* explores the anxieties of impending parenthood and the lingering specter of the past with surprising candor. Tom’s forced entry into the ruthlessly competitive world of advertising isn’t a climb towards success, but a desperate attempt to prove his worthiness – a negotiation made agonizingly public by his wife’s pregnancy and the continued presence of her charming, yet paralyzed, ex-boyfriend, who’s also his new colleague. The film subverts typical rom-com tropes by framing the central tension not as a rivalry for a woman’s affection, but as a painfully awkward power dynamic navigated within the confines of a hyper-masculine, corporate environment, highlighting themes of inadequacy, male vulnerability, and the fragile construction of modern masculinity. It’s a darkly humorous portrait of a man wrestling with ambition, expectation, and the unsettling realization that happiness isn’t always a tidy resolution.