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If Only

2004 · 92 min

A bittersweet romantic drama that replays a fateful day, blending sadness and hope as a man tries to change his last moments with the woman he loves.

Tagline
He loved her like there was no tomorrow.
Overview
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • fate
  • redemption
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
drama, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Gil Junger
Written by
Christina Welsh
Starring
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Diana Hardcastle, Lucy Davenport, Roy Sampson, Kevin Moore, Neville Phillips
Music
Adrian Johnston
Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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