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Oscar nominated film with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score lands on Netflix this month

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Published 17:06 1 Feb 2024 GMT

Oscar nominated film with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score lands on Netflix this month

The highly rated Oscar nominee is coming to Netflix this month

Tom Earnshaw

Tom Earnshaw

An Oscar nominated film with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is landing on Netflix very soon.

The highly rated flick showcases an impressive debut for writer-director Celine Song, who delivers a thought provoking romance drama.

Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro, it is the story of two deeply connected childhood friends.

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It's coming to Netflix very soon.
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Nora (Lee) and Hae Sung (Yoo) drift apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea to Toronto in Canada in 2000.

Just over a decade later in 2012, they are reunited in New York City - but for just one week only.

Another 12 years pass, with the duo living very different, separate lives but clinging on to the past - however that now looks.

The pair address their feelings and reflect on the choices they have made throughout their lives.

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Take a look at an emotional scene from Past Lives below:

The A24 film has seriously impressed the Rotten Tomatoes critics with a score of 96 percent.

Audiences love the one hour and 46 minute flick too, giving it a generous 84 percent rating.

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Pallavi Keswani, of The Hindu, wrote: "Lilting between Korean and English, Celine Song’s debut feature Past Lives brings an understated but wholly affecting rumination on the immigrant experience."

Scott Phillips, from Forbes, said: "Past Lives is astute and sharply-observed, emotional without being sentimental.

"It has lived rent-free in my mind since I saw it six months ago.

"It’s not to be missed."

And Valentina Morillo, of El Espanol, said: "It will be remembered as one of the great romantic dramas of the century.

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Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives.
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"It is also a personal story about the experience of emigration, about lost ties and the new identity that is built.

"About what is left behind. The past lives."

In an interview with Time magazine, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan declared one of his favourite movies in recent years to be Past Lives.

Speaking of the Oscar-nominated film, Nolan said it was 'subtle in a beautiful sort of way'.

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The Dark Knight trilogy show-runner said audiences shouldn't expect him to produce that type of film.

He said: "I’m drawn to working at a large scale because I know how fragile the opportunity to marshal those resources is.

Christopher Nolan described the film as 'subtle in a beautiful sort of way'.
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"I know that there are so many filmmakers out there in the world who would give their eye teeth to have the resources I put together, and I feel I have the responsibility to use them in the most productive and interesting way.”

Past Lives drops on Netflix UK/IE on 15 February if you want to give it a try.

It's more than likely that you wont regret it.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Netflix, TV and Film, Oscars

Tom Earnshaw
Tom Earnshaw

Tom joined LADbible Group in 2024, currently working as SEO Lead across all brands including LADbible, UNILAD, SPORTbible, Tyla, UNILAD Tech, and GAMINGbible. He moved to the company from Reach plc where he enjoyed spells as a content editor and senior reporter for one of the country's most-read local news brands, LancsLive. When he's not in work, Tom spends his adult life as a suffering Manchester United supporter after a childhood filled with trebles and Premier League titles. You can't have it all forever, I suppose.

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