''Something from Tiffany's'' is a 2022 American
Christmas
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romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film directed by
Daryl Wein
Daryl Robert Wein (born December 23, 1983) is an American artist, filmmaker, producer and actor.
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California to Jan Sparling and Mitchell Wein, he was raised in Westport, Connecticut. His father worked as a creative ...
, from a screenplay by Tamara Chestna, starring
Zoey Deutch
Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress and producer. The younger daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson, Deutch made her acting debut in television during the early 20 ...
,
Kendrick Sampson
Kendrick Sampson (born March 8, 1988) is an American actor and activist, best known for his appearances on ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Gracepoint'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', ''The Flash,'' and HBO's ''Insecure''.
Early life
Sampson was bo ...
,
Ray Nicholson, and
Shay Mitchell
Shannon Ashley Garcia "Shay" Mitchell (born April 10, 1987) is a Canadian actress and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence for her role as Emily Fields in the mystery thriller drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017), which earned h ...
. It is based on the novel of the same name by Melissa Hill.
''Something from Tiffany's'' was released on December 9, 2022, by
Amazon Studios
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via
Prime Video
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.
Plot
After her boyfriend Gary is hit by a car outside a
Tiffany's
Tiffany & Co. (colloquially known as Tiffany's) is an American luxury jewelry and specialty design house headquartered on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Tiffany is known for its luxury goods, particularly its sterling silver and diamond jewelry. ...
store on their anniversary, Rachel finds a jewelry box in his belongings and assumes he wants to marry her. However unbeknownst to her, the box belongs to one of the men who performed first aid on him, Ethan. Meanwhile, Ethan now has the box containing Tiffany earrings which Gary bought for Rachel.
The next morning, upon his daughter Daisy's insistence, Ethan and she go to check on Gary in the hospital. Rachel introduces herself and invites him to her bakery as a thank-you for helping her boyfriend. When Daisy asks to stay some extra time with a friend, Ethan ends up finding Rachel, lending her a hand with the rush. The two get on well, walking along the East River in
Manhattan
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and getting to know each other.
At Christmas, both men present their Tiffany gifts. When Ethan realizes the mix-up, he says nothing, because his girlfriend Vanessa likes the earrings. Gary, amnesiac from the accident, supposes he must have bought the ring, so he proposes to Rachel. Although she was unsure about the idea upon finding the box days ago, she says yes.
Next day, Ethan tries to meet Gary to retrieve the ring so he can propose to Vanessa. He waits with Rachel, who's wearing it, but Gary stays late at work. Ethan and Rachel end up spending the whole evening together, but he leaves abruptly .
The day after, Gary refuses to return the ring when Ethan confronts him. When Rachel goes to Tiffany's to get advice on how to clean her ring, the saleswoman says she made the sale and describes the man and daughter who bought it. Rachel recognizes Ethan from the description and understands what must have happened.
Confronted by Rachel, Gary admits he suspected the ring wasn’t his, but realized he wanted to marry her, so he went through with the proposal—and he still wants to marry her. Rachel meets Ethan at her bakery and tells him Gary will return the ring.
On New Year's Eve, one of Gary's friends reveals that when Rachel met Gary, he was on his way to a hook-up. She breaks up with him. Ethan and Vanessa simultaneously arrive. Vanessa is upset to learn that Ethan has been lying to her. During their argument, they realize they have different plans for the future, and also decide to break up.
Daisy orchestrates a romantic way for Ethan and Rachel to meet by the East River, where they kiss, starting a relationship. A year later at Christmas Eve, Ethan proposes to her with the ring she accidentally received a year earlier.
Cast
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Zoey Deutch
Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress and producer. The younger daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson, Deutch made her acting debut in television during the early 20 ...
as Rachel Meyer
*
Kendrick Sampson
Kendrick Sampson (born March 8, 1988) is an American actor and activist, best known for his appearances on ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Gracepoint'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', ''The Flash,'' and HBO's ''Insecure''.
Early life
Sampson was bo ...
as Ethan Greene
*
Ray Nicholson as Gary Wilson
*
Shay Mitchell
Shannon Ashley Garcia "Shay" Mitchell (born April 10, 1987) is a Canadian actress and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence for her role as Emily Fields in the mystery thriller drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017), which earned h ...
as Vanessa
*
Leah Jeffries
Leah Sava Jeffries (; born September 25, 2009) is an American actress. Jeffries made her acting debut on the American musical drama, ''Empire'' (2015) and later her feature film debut in the action-thriller '' Beast'' (2022). In 2022, Jeffries w ...
as Daisy Greene
*
Jojo T. Gibbs as Terri Blake
*
Javicia Leslie
Javicia Leslie ( ; born May 30, 1987) is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film ''Swim at Your Own Risk'' (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama '' The Family Business'' (2018–present) a ...
as Sophia
*
Chido Nwokocha as Brian Harrison
*
Rose Abdoo
Rose Marie Abdoo (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress and comedian, known for her roles as Stars Hollow's local mechanic, Gypsy, on ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Spanish teacher Señorita Rodriguez on ''That's So Raven''.
Life and career
...
as Tiffany Saleswoman
* Michael Roark as David
Production
On October 30, 2021, it was reported that
Zoey Deutch
Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress and producer. The younger daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson, Deutch made her acting debut in television during the early 20 ...
would star in and be an executive producer on ''Something from Tiffany's'', based on the novel of the same name by Melissa Hill. The film would be produced by
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Reese Witherspoon, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Aw ...
and Lauren Neustadter for
Hello Sunshine, as a co-production with
Amazon Studios
Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on O ...
. It would be Hello Sunshine's first film, and was adapted for the screen by Tamara Chestna.
In December 2021, it was reported that
Kendrick Sampson
Kendrick Sampson (born March 8, 1988) is an American actor and activist, best known for his appearances on ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Gracepoint'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', ''The Flash,'' and HBO's ''Insecure''.
Early life
Sampson was bo ...
,
Ray Nicholson,
Shay Mitchell
Shannon Ashley Garcia "Shay" Mitchell (born April 10, 1987) is a Canadian actress and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence for her role as Emily Fields in the mystery thriller drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017), which earned h ...
, and
Leah Jeffries
Leah Sava Jeffries (; born September 25, 2009) is an American actress. Jeffries made her acting debut on the American musical drama, ''Empire'' (2015) and later her feature film debut in the action-thriller '' Beast'' (2022). In 2022, Jeffries w ...
had joined the cast.
In February 2022, it was reported that
Jojo T. Gibbs,
Javicia Leslie
Javicia Leslie ( ; born May 30, 1987) is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film ''Swim at Your Own Risk'' (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama '' The Family Business'' (2018–present) a ...
,
Chido Nwokocha, Stephanie Shepherd, and Michael Roark had been added to the cast.
Filming commenced in New York City in December 2021.
Release and reception
The film was released on
Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by ...
on December 9, 2022.
On
Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title
2022 romantic comedy films
2022 films
2020s American films
2020s Christmas comedy films
2020s English-language films
Amazon MGM Studios films
American Christmas comedy films
American romantic comedy films
Amazon Prime Video original films
English-language Christmas comedy films
Films based on American novels
Films based on romance novels
Films set in New York City
Films shot in New York City
English-language romantic comedy films