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About Fate

2022 · 99 min

A light, charming romantic comedy that coasts on coincidences and holiday warmth, easy to watch and pleasantly predictable.

Directed by
Maryus Vaysberg
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Emma Roberts, Thomas Mann, Lewis Tan
Tagline
Love appears where you least expect it.
Overview
Two strangers believe in love but never seem to be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on one stormy New Year's Eve.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Maryus Vaysberg
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Emma Roberts, Thomas Mann, Lewis Tan
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • fate
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Maryus Vaysberg
Written by
Tiffany Paulsen
Starring
Emma Roberts, Thomas Mann, Lewis Tan, Madelaine Petsch, Britt Robertson, Fikile Mthwalo, Cheryl Hines, Verity Branco
Music
Benjamin Zecker
Cinematography
David Hennings
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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