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The Sun Never Sets

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A woman's relationship with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness.
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Critics Consensus

The Sun Never Sets turns the familiar rhythms of a love triangle into a perceptive portrait of romantic indecision, buoyed by director Joe Swanberg's loose approach and Dakota Fanning's compelling performance.

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Katie Walsh Tribune News Service 1d
3.5/4
The film is signature Swanberg, but it’s also operating at another level of nuance and sophistication. Go to Full Review
Thelma Adams AARP Movies for Grownups 2d
4/5
Love is a many-splendored but complicated thing in this generous rom-dram from indie writer-director Joe Swanberg. Well-written, witty and touching, the movie manages to feel fresh despite the pile-on of romantic fiction tropes. Go to Full Review
Natalia Winkelman New York Times 2d
“The Sun Never Sets” may seek to shine light on a modest story about love and heartbreak, but when it comes to Wendy’s reasoning, we are often left in the dark. Go to Full Review
Al Alexander Movies Thru the Spectrum 1d
C
It could have been fun, but I was surprised by how quickly the bickering grew tedious. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 1d
I found this really irritating especially Jake Johnson's character Go to Full Review
Justin Fennelly MovieJawn 1d
While The Sun Never Sets has a really good performance at its center, it fails to cohere around believable characters as it circles and repeats itself. Go to Full Review
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jesse v 1d Who knew that writing characters as completely grounded as a telephone pole makes a movie enjoyable? Though no particular reason was given why the husband pushed for his wife's self-exploration journey, and where the kids went after the beginning. Also all shots were consistently spatially placed and well edited. This movie spells out a lot of nuance that your average american woman bookreader obsessed with tiktok would scream frantically. I wished there was more communication through phones and more scenes to show how time progressed. There is a thin power dynamic blackmailing theme borrowed from obsession. One of very FEW movies recently to use no CGI whatsoever. I would have loved more of Lindsey since she's technically the third party here. And of course, the main relationship is never dissolved. oh well, humans are fickle. Many alaskan references here, where some could have been taken out, like the boat. See more Jenni 4h Same trite boring conversation on repeat the entire movie. Legit almost walked out except I wanted to see a reveal. See more joel G @davidbondo 15h A woman's relationship(Dakota fanning) with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements .The threesome 's "craziness " comes out of every pore on screen.Thanks to some great acting skills.. But in the end 2 things. It is a "talky movie" centering on dialog and centering on the crazy back and forth of love triangle. 2. The movie doesn't have a neat and tidy ending and for that will be "forgettable". Final grade is C+ See more Rick 1d Poor characters and dialogue to a simple story See more Christina A @Senioraudience1234 1d Interesting relationship viewpoints by the writer. I am not sure how realistic the lead actress role is in the script. She is sort of a fantasy girl with relationships. Parts of the movie drag slowly in my opinion not due to the actors but the script. It is not realistic if today’s young relationships or historical relationships. Young people today lived through COVID one of the worst health pandemics in history most never even had a prom or social events due to luck downs. Their relationships are more like Anne franks than this movie. Historical women were more controlling in relationships we do get to vote now. The four stars is for the actors surviving the script to keep the attention of the audience. See more Lucie Y @RT35680797 1d Genuinely the worst movie I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to my worst enemy. Literally just a rerun of Let me go back-and-forth between three different people and And then, just when you think it’s starting to get better, it ends and all of her options are still open. You’d be better off watching grass grow See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman's relationship with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness.
Director
Joe Swanberg
Producer
Jake Johnson, Ashleigh Snead, Joe Swanberg, Dakota Fanning, Cory Michael Smith
Screenwriter
Joe Swanberg
Distributor
Independent Film Company
Production Co
The Alaska Project
Rating
R (Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.9K
Runtime
1h 42m
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