This Upcoming Rom Com Is Going To Break Our Hearts

With Brian Cox recently declaring cinema is in ‘a very bad way’, We Live In Time is a glimmer of hope slicing through the superhero noise. Starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as the leading couple, this upcoming film is a decades-spanning flick described by A24 as a rom com – but we think it looks like a real tear jerker. Here’s everything you need to know.

We Live In Time: Plot, Cast, Release Date & More

Starring Brits Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh using their native English accents, We Live In Time is something to really get excited about. Set and filmed in London, it’s a rom com centred on Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh), who fall in love after a not-so-meet-cute: Almut hits Tobias with her car, and he wakes up to meet her in hospital. Written by Olivier Award winning writer Nick Payne, here’s what to expect.

Florence Pugh & Andrew Garfield in We Live in Time. © Peter Mountain/A24

What Will Happen?

Almut and Tobias are brought together by a chance encounter: she hits him with her car. But this life-changing event happens for the better. The duo falls into a deep, all-encompassing love, falling for each other, building a home together, becoming a family. But then a difficult truth rocks their foundation, and they must embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, cherishing every moment of their unconventional life together.

Told in snapshots by filmmaker John Crowley (who also directed Brooklyn [2015] and The Goldfinch [2019]), we see snippets of Almut and Tobias’ life together across a decade in a style reminiscent of fan favourite, About Time. At once heartwarming and heartbreaking, We Live In Time is a love story all about the times that change us and the times that make us.

Is There A Trailer?

Yes, Studiocanal has released a full trailer, which you can watch below. Someone pass the tissues…

Who Stars?

• Andrew Garfield as Tobias
• Florence Pugh as Almut
• Adam James
• Marama Corlett
• Aoife Hinds
• Nikhil Parmar
• Heather Craney
• Kara Lynch

If you’ve heard Benedict Cumberbatch’s name associated with We Live in Time, that’s because he is an executive producer through his company SunnyMarch; no cameos as far as we know.

Where Was It Filmed?

We Live in Time was filmed in south London in April 2023, with production spotted in Herne Hill, Brockwell Park and Blackfen.

Release Date

We Live In Time will have a limited US release on 11 October 2024 after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2024. It is slated to be released in the UK on 1 January 2025.