SOMEONE GREAT (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Gina Rodriguez (Miss Bala), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), DeWanda Wise (Knucklehead), Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry To Bother You), Rosario Dawson (Trance), Ben Sidell (Mischief Night), Peter Vack (I Believe In Unicorns)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (film debut), director, writer; Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Peter Cron (Every Day), Paul Feig (A Simple Favour), Emily Gipson (Ice Grill, U.S.A.), Jessie Henderson (Spy) and Gina Rodriguez (film debut), producers; Autumn Eakin (The Light of the Moon), cinematographer; Mollie Goldstein (Like Father) and Jeffrey Wolf (Bachelorette), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jenny (Rodriguez) is a music journalist who has just landed her dream job at an iconic magazine in San Francisco, and is about to move there from New York. However, her boyfriend of nine years (Stanfield) decides to break up with her rather than do a long-distance relationship, and so she decides to recruit her two best friends Erin (Wise) and Blair (Snow) for one last unforgettable night together before she moves…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Gina Rodriguez produces and stars in this funny and uplifting female-centric comedy, which also comes from producer Paul Feig.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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