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Movie Info

In this heartfelt and hilarious rom-com, Sara, a novelist struggling with writer's block, needs inspiration -- and finds it when she serendipitously meets Godfrey, a down-on-his-luck oddball who constantly changes personas and alter egos in order to cope with his past and avoid reality. Just as Godfrey begins to open up to Sara, he discovers that she's been using him as inspiration for her next novel, and he vanishes from her life. Did Sara just lose the man of her dreams, or will she be able to find him and make things right?

Rating:

R (Language and Sexual References)
Genre:

romance
Original Language:

English
Director:

Ken Mok
Producer:

Jason Bourque, Sean Fernald, Timothy Marlowe, Ken Mok, Geneva Wasserman
Writer:

Ken Mok
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 5, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 5, 2021
Runtime:

1h 35m
Production Co:

10 by 10 Entertainment, Project Z Entertainment, Gold Star Productions

Cast & Crew

Nick Thune
Godfrey

Cleopatra Coleman
Sara

Iliza Shlesinger
Kelly

David Koechner

Trezzo Mahoro
Geke

Leanne Lapp
Allegra

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Critic Reviews for The Right One

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (9)

Like its main character, it has a rakish, if amateurish charm.

February 5, 2021 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Nell Minow
Movie Mom
Clumsy romance addresses mental health; swearing, sex.

February 18, 2021 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Jennifer Green
Common Sense Media
Even without the ridiculous and offensive way that mental illness is handled in The Right One, the movie fails to meet the basic requirement of a romantic comedy: believable chemistry between the would-be couple.

February 14, 2021 | Full Review…

Carla Hay
Culture Mix
An okay semi-serious romcom that is elevated by a bright and sparkling performance by rising star Cleopatra Coleman

February 13, 2021 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
Godfrey is more off-putting than endearing, and the stars have no chemistry together.

February 10, 2021 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Josh Bell
Crooked Marquee
This parade of quirky and detached artistic types generates some scattered laughs, but the screenplay stumbles when transitioning into a more serious examination of depression and grief.

February 7, 2021 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
The plot strains to tell us why Godfrey can't simply be himself. All of this amounts to little, aside from providing each actor with an opportunity to showcase something...

February 6, 2021 | Full Review…

Robert Denerstein
Denerstein Unleashed
The Right One proves to be the right movie for our still rocky times.

February 5, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Daniel M. Kimmel
North Shore Movies
The character of Godfrey could have been so much more and possibly should have been the central one with an important message about mental health in men and how it's often approached without delving deep enough just like in this film.

February 4, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Emilie Black
Cinema Crazed
Never lands on the "right" anything.

February 4, 2021 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Nate Adams
The Only Critic
Almost totally wrongheaded... [It] might have worked as either a screwball comedy or a heartfelt drama about grief. By trying to be both, it succeeds as neither.

February 4, 2021 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
While it does not break new ground, this rom-com takes on grief better than most films of the genre. Nick Thune gives a wonderful performance.

February 3, 2021 | Full Review…

Nathaniel Muir
AIPT