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Can We Still Be Friends? (2017) poster

2017 · comedy · romance

Can We Still Be Friends?

Directed by Prime Cruz1h 53m2017

Digs a no fuss, no frills kind of guy and idealistic achiever Sam who are friends turned lovers turned exes. Their relationship as a couple lasted for almost eight years until they both decided on an amicable breakup.

Our read: Can We Still Be Friends? (2017) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.3107
  • warm
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How Can We Still Be Friends? feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a Filipino romcom about long-term exes trying to stay friends.”

ends bittersweetyou’ll be fine aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 12attention 3/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — You want fresh romance or hate post-breakup relationship stories.

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