When Is 'The Idea of You' Streaming?

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Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine made a splash in Austin this weekend: Their buzzy new romantic comedy, The Idea of You, premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.

"For some reason, we talk about coming-of-age stories as being something that happens to you in the earliest part of your life, and I don’t know about you, but I feel like I keep blooming," Hathaway, who stars as Solène, said at the premiere. "I don’t want to be pigeonholed and don’t want to be placed in a box of what type of films I have to be making because of my age, gender, and because I won an Oscar. I want to have fun, dammit. It speaks to me."

In the film, Solène is a 39-year-old divorcée who owns an art gallery in Los Angeles, who falls for 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the most famous boy band at the moment. They have a meet-cute when Solène has to chaperone her daughter and friends at Coachella. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, which is loosely inspired by Harry Styles. It also stars Reid Scott as Daniel, Solène's ex-husband, and Ella Rubin as their 16-year-old daughter, Izzy.

After all the SXSW buzz—and TikTok clips!—it's clear fans want to watch The Idea of You ASAP. But, unfortunately, people will have to wait a bit longer: the film won't be coming to theaters. The Idea of You will be streaming on Prime Video starting on May 2, 2024.

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