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Key Features:
Forced proximity, Music festival, Rock star, Romantic comedy, Musical performance, Opposites attract, Romance
Tone:
humorous, earnest
Target Audience:
Romantic comedy fans, Music lovers, Festival-goers
Emotional Arc:
Annoyance → Attraction → Affection

You Instead

2011-09-16
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Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.

Genres
Music, Romance, Comedy
Cast
Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Mathew Baynton, Ruta Gedmintas, Sophie Wu, Rebecca Benson, Jonny Phillips, Alastair Mackenzie, Joseph Mydell, Kari Corbett
Crew
David Mackenzie
Rating
6.489(89 votes)
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