Based on that viral New Yorker short story from 2017, the film goes off the rails in a way that's so bad it's kind…
Cast
Emilia Jones (Margot)Nicholas Braun (Robert)Geraldine Viswanathan (Taylor)Isabella Rossellini (Dr. Enid Zabala)Hope Davis (Kelly)Christopher Shyer (Ernie)Liza Koshy (Beth)Josh Andrés Rivera (Dave)Melissa Lehman (Billie)Isaac Powell (Clay)Jeremy Gill (Kyle)Kyle Selig (Lucas)Liza Colón-Zayas (Officer Elaine)Michael Gandolfini (Peter)Donald Elise Watkins (James Madley)Fred Melamed (Dr. Resnick)Camille Umoff (Laura)Sammy Arechar (Kelvin)
Director
Susanna Fogel
Synopsis
When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.
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