Dakota Johnson, Nicholas Braun and Adria Arjona dive into an unromantic comedy where open relationships sound tidy on paper and turn gloriously complicated on contact. Director Michael Angelo Covino keeps the chaos fizzy, tender and sneakily wise.
Film details
- Director: Michael Angelo Covino
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Premiere: 27 November 2025
- Language & subtitles: English with Dutch subtitles
- Age rating: 12
- Where to watch: LantarenVenster, Cinerama, KINO
What’s the vibe?
When Ashley asks for a divorce, the well-meaning Carey hides out with his effortlessly cool friends Julie and Paul. Their secret to happiness looks simple: an open marriage. What begins as a safe crash pad turns into a cringe-adjacent odyssey as Carey drifts into their orbit and the house rules start to blur. Expect: screwball timing, modern-love messiness, boundary testing, polyamorous maybes, deadpan one-liners, Cannes-premiere shine.
Trailer
Check out the trailer below.
Why you might like it
- Eyes: warm, lived-in interiors and handheld intimacy that turns small looks into punchlines.
- Heart: friends trying to be kind while desire and loyalty pull in opposite directions.
- Mind: a breezy but pointed chat about freedom, commitment and where lines actually sit.
Critical reception
Festival chatter out of Cannes tagged Splitsville as a fresh, off-kilter antidote to glossy romcoms, with praise for Johnson’s dry bite and Braun’s beautifully awkward energy. Early notes call it “an unromantic comedy” with sharp writing and generous chemistry. Wider reviews are still landing, so consider this one a word-of-mouth sleeper to catch on a big screen.
Scene to watch for
A living-room “ground rules” talk that starts sensible, detours into envy and ends with everyone realising the rules were never the point.
Recommended pairing
Keep it casual: grab a couple of shareable hand pies or a fat slice of focaccia before the show, then wander the riverside after and compare your own relationship red lines. Pick your favourite one-liner, admit the moment you winced, and decide whether the film is secretly romantic or just honest about how messy love can be.
