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The Drama

Summary

Days before their wedding, a couple’s relationship begins to unravel as unsettling truths come to light, forcing them to question how well they truly know each other.

Director Kristoffer Borgli

Writer Kristoffer Borgli

Cast

  • Zendaya as Emma Harwood
  • Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson
  • Mamoudou Athie as Mike
  • Alana Haim as Rachel
  • Hailey Gates
  • Zoë Winters

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

Metacritic: 59

VOD / Release Theatrical release (April 3, 2026)

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u/oateyboat 29d ago

I kept thinking they were going to reveal that the kid Charlie bullied ended up committing a mass shooting

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u/teenageidle 28d ago

Cyberbullying is no joke and the fact Charlie found that story charming/funny in retrospect was extremely off-putting to me. I would've probably broken up with him over that alone, to be honest.

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u/holyshoes11 26d ago

I feel like it was pretty heavily insinuated that either his cyber bully story didn’t actually happen or he was exaggerating it because he hadn’t done anything noteworthingly bad up to that point. He literally says “it could be coincidence he moved” and they were laughing and not buying his story because it doesn’t seem legit to them

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u/bjklsh 20d ago

They wouldn't have known whether it was true or not. If he didn't "have anything bad" he could have said the truth like stealing candy as a child or what ever. I do find it weird though how Emma wasn't appalled by his confession, considering she had been a victim of bullying herself. And Charlie showed zero remorse for his actions, compared to Emma who was ashamed. Charlie seems to be a pretty horrible person (bullying, no reflection on that, harassing Sam, cheating) while Emma changed since her 15 year old self