''Irreplaceable You'' is a 2018 American romantic

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written by

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and directed by

Stephanie Laing Stephanie Laing is an American filmmaker known primarily for her work on TV. She has worked on shows such as '' Tracey Takes On...'', '' Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines'', '' Vice Principals'', ''Divorce'', ''Veep'', and ''Eastbound & Down''. ...

. The film stars

Gugu Mbatha-Raw Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw (; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress who is known for her performances on stage and screen. In 2017 she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama ...

and

Michiel Huisman Michiel Huisman (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch actor who has acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films. Huisman began his career in the Dutch soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (1998). He later played in the Dutc ...

. It was released by

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on February 16, 2018.

Plot

Abbie and Sam have been best friends since childhood and are engaged to be married. Their lives come crashing down when Abbie is given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Faced with the prospect of an uncertain timeline, Abbie begins a search for a new love to take care of Sam. Along the way, Abbie makes unlikely friendships with three patients whose one thing in common is that they focus on living while they are dying. Abbie dies at the end without having lived up to her potential, yet manages to come to terms with her situation and with those she is leaving behind.

Cast

as Abbie ** Celeste O'Connor as Teen Abbie *** Alyssa Cheatham as Young Abbie *

as Sam **

Sawyer Barth Sawyer Barth (born November 7, 2001) is an American actor, known for his role as Flake in ''And Then I Go'' and Frank Cleary in the ABC sitcom '' The Kids Are Alright''. Biography and Career A native of West Long Branch, New Jersey, he receiv ...

as Teen Sam *** Zachary Hernandez as Young Sam * Christopher Walken as Myron *

Brian Tyree Henry Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outsta ...

as Benji * Steve Coogan as Mitch * Timothy Simons as Dominic *

Tamara Tunie Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) is an American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles as attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1987–1995, 2000–2007, 2009 ...

as Abbie's mother, Jane *

Jacki Weaver Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as '' Stork'' (1971), ''Alvin Purp ...

as Estelle *

Merritt Wever Merritt Carmen Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for starring as a perennially upbeat young nurse in ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015), an intrepid widow in the Netflix period miniseries '' Godless'' (2017), and a de ...

as Mindy *

Gayle Rankin Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress, best known as Sheila the She-Wolf in the TV series '' GLOW''. She also played the role of Queen Victoria in ''The Greatest Showman'' and Emily Dodson in HBO's ''Perry Mason''. Early life Rankin trained at the ...

as Mira *

Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her character work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2012–2022), of which she was a cas ...

as Glass Half Full Kate * Jessie Ennis as Melanie *

Glenn Fleshler Glenn Fleshler (born September 5, 1968) is an American actor. On television he is noted as a recurring cast member on ''Boardwalk Empire'' who portrayed real-life bootlegger George Remus, for appearing on '' Billions'', and as Errol Childress in ...

as Mean Phil

Reception

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website

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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 6119856 Films about cancer English-language Netflix original films 2018 films Films about interracial romance Films scored by Lesley Barber 2018 romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films