Synopsis

Noah breaks up with Emma after 18 months together and Anne breaks up with Peter after 6 years. Both Noah and Anne have found new SOs. Emma, a receptionist on 14th floor, and Peter, a VP on 11th floor, find each other sobbing in the stairwell. They support each other and end forming an alliance to destroy each others exes' new relationships. They cyber stalk the exes and Peter gets close to Noah while Emma gets close to Anne's new boyfriend.

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for I Want You Back (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo DIRECTOR: Jason Orley CINEMATOGRAPHY: Brian Burgoyne MUSIC: Siddhartha Khosla PRODUCTION: The Safran Company, Amazon Studios, The Walk-Up Company, Big Indie Pictures

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for I Want You Back (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

In February 2021, Amazon Studios announced that Jenny Slate and Charlie Day were confirmed for the lead roles; and that Day, Adam Londy and Bart Lipton would executive-produce for The Safran Company and The Walk-Up Company. Principal photography began in March 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Other filming locations included the Publico restaurant and Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, and Decatur Square in Decatur.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 2 nominations total

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Michael Phillips of Chicago Tribune gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "I Want You Back reminds us of the value of rom-coms with actual com, not to mention performers on the order of Charlie Day and Jenny Slate."