Polar opposites, Poppy wants to explore the world while Alex
would prefer to stay home with a good book, but surprisingly they become best
friends after sharing a car to their small Ohio hometown from Boston. They live far apart, but for a decade they
have shared one week of summer vacation together, which finally leads to a
deeper connection.
The film was released on Netflix on January 9, 2026. It received generally positive
reception.
Poppy is a New York City-based travel writer, though she has grown unhappy with her life.
When her friend David reminds her of his upcoming wedding in Barcelona, Poppy
realizes it is an opportunity to reconnect with David's brother, her former
best friend Alex, with whom she has not spoken in two years. She calls Alex,
falsely telling him that she is going to Barcelona for work, so she will be
attending the wedding.
Poppy and Alex's history is revealed in a series of flashbacks. They met nine years prior at Boston College, becoming friends over a prolonged road trip
back to their shared hometown of Linfield, Ohio. They are forced to share a
hotel room, though Alex is careful to consider his girlfriend, Sarah.
The following year, Poppy takes Alex camping in Squamish, following his breakup with Sarah. They are
invited to join a group of partying campers. However, rather than have casual
sex with other people, the two return to their tent and commit to annual summer
vacations together.
In the present, Poppy and Alex awkwardly reunite in Barcelona. The two recall a trip to New Orleans six years prior, during which they pretended to be on
their honeymoon, despite Alex having reconciled with Sarah and Poppy dating a
man that Alex disliked. While attempting to fix the air conditioning in Poppy's
hotel room, Alex has a back spasm and is forced to rest. They remember the time
they planned to go to Norway four years earlier, but Poppy fell ill, so Alex elected to
come to New York to take care of her instead.
Alex invites Poppy to the rehearsal dinner, but learns that she lied about being in
Barcelona for work. He questions her motives, Poppy says she missed her best
friend and Alex admits the same. Poppy then says she just wants things to
return to how they were before their Tuscany trip, but Alex cannot.
Two years earlier, Alex and Poppy visited a Tuscan villa along
with their significant others, Sarah and Trey, Poppy's co-worker. After Alex
discreetly helped a frightened Poppy with a pregnancy test, they nearly kissed;
Poppy claimed that she did not mean it, and Alex stormed off. The following
morning, Alex proposed to Sarah, who accepted. Alex told Poppy that he and
Sarah plan to settle down in Linfield together, though Poppy objected,
believing it is not what Alex truly wanted. Offended, Alex declared that this
is their last trip together.
In the present, Poppy presses Alex on his breakup with Sarah,
and he finally admits it was because of Poppy. They declare their love for one
another, have sex, and attend the wedding together. At the reception, Alex asks
about their future together, and is offended when Poppy says she wants time to
figure things out. He accuses her of not knowing what she wants and running
away from her problems through vacations, while she disparages his insistence
on staying in Linfield.
At the airport, Poppy runs into Sarah. Poppy apologizes, but
Sarah assures her the breakup was not just because of Alex and Poppy's intimate
friendship, as she did not know what she wanted out of life. Poppy resigns from
her job and travels to Linfield. Confronting Alex, she admits her fear of being
"too much" for Alex and reaffirms her desire to stay with him.
By the next summer, Alex and Poppy are living together in New
York City and have settled into their life together, including vacationing as a
couple
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