''Irreplaceable You'' is a 2018 American

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written by Bess Wohl and directed by Stephanie Laing. The film stars

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and Michiel Huisman. It was released by

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on February 16, 2018.

Plot

Abbie and Sam have been best friends since childhood and are engaged to be married. Their lives come crashing down when Abbie is given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Faced with the prospect of an uncertain timeline, Abbie begins a search for a new love to take care of Sam. Along the way, Abbie makes unlikely friendships with three patients whose one thing in common is that they focus on living while they are dying. Abbie dies at the end without having lived up to her potential, yet manages to come to terms with her situation and with those she is leaving behind.

Cast

as Abbie ** Celeste O'Connor as Teen Abbie *** Alyssa Cheatham as Young Abbie * Michiel Huisman as Sam ** Sawyer Barth as Teen Sam *** Zachary Hernandez as Young Sam *

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as Myron * Brian Tyree Henry as Benji *

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as Mitch * Timothy Simons as Dominic * Tamara Tunie as Abbie's mother, Jane * Jacki Weaver as Estelle * Merritt Wever as Mindy * Gayle Rankin as Mira * Kate McKinnon as Glass Half Full Kate * Jessie Ennis as Melanie * Glenn Fleshler as Mean Phil

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

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*{{IMDb title, 6119856 Films about cancer English-language Netflix original films 2018 films Films about interracial romance Films scored by Lesley Barber 2018 romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films