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Newness

Name: Newness
Director: Drake Doremus
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2017-11-03
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Laia Costa, Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, Matthew Gray Gubler

2017 · 1h 52m · Romance, Drama

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 50 RT 71%

Skip it. 'Newness' is a shallow dive into millennial dating that mistakes provocative content for insight, and the relationship drama never cuts deep enough to justify sitting through it. Unless you're specifically hunting for a cringey exploration of modern romance, your time is better spent elsewhere.

Plot

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

Director: Drake Doremus

Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Laia Costa, Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, Matthew Gray Gubler

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