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Quick Info

Rating

7.7/10

Release2023

Runtime1h 46m

StatusReleased

Budget$12,000,000

Revenue$28,126,646

Production

A24

Killer Films

2AM

CJ ENM

Movie

Past Lives

2023

1h 46m

7.7

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

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