2025 · romance · drama
Materialists
Directed by Celine Song1h 56m2025
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Our read: Materialists (2025) reads as a warm, steady, grounded romance · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured romance / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- warm
- tender
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“You want sharp NYC romance debating money, chemistry, and who counts as perfect.”
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