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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010) poster

2010 · romance · comedy

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

Directed by Daryn Tufts1h 24m2010

When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.

Our read: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded romance · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, steady, gentle romance / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.86k
  • cosy
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How My Girlfriend's Boyfriend 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 sweet, uncomplicated romcom about love triangles and second chances.”

ends upliftingyou’ll be fine aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 8attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — You want witty dialogue or stories with real edge and conflict.

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