(500) Days of Summer

Also known as 500 Days of Summer

2009 film directed by Marc Webb

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7.3

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

Released: 2009-07-1795 minDir: Marc WebbComedy, Drama, RomanceBudget: $7.5MBox office: $60.8M

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Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom
Zooey Deschanel as Summer
Geoffrey Arend as McKenzie
Chloë Grace Moretz as Rachel
Matthew Gray Gubler as Paul
Clark Gregg as Vance

Themes

jealousy
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(500) Days of Summer is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb in his feature directorial debut, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel as Tom and Summer respectively, and in a nonlinear narrative structure, Tom chronicles the story of his relationship with Summer.

As an independent production, the film was picked up for distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures and premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival. It received positive critical reviews and became a successful "sleeper hit", earning $60.7 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Many critics lauded the film as one of the best from 2009 and drew comparisons to other acclaimed films such as Annie Hall (1977) and High Fidelity (2000). The movie is considered a cult classic.