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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Rachael Holder

Producer:

Maurice Anderson, André Holland, Kate Sharp

Writer:

Paul Zimmerman

Release Date:

Aug 29, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

Three longtime Brooklynites navigate careers, love, loss, and friendship against the rapidly changing landscape of their beloved city.

Cast

  • André Holland
  • Nicole Beharie
  • DeWanda Wise
  • Cadence Reese
  • Roy Wood Jr.
  • Jack Haven
  • Joshua Boone
  • Shivani Shah
  • Saycon Sengbloh
  • Cassandra Freeman
Moviegoers are saying
Love, Brooklyn arrives as a visually gorgeous relationship drama anchored by powerhouse performances from André Holland, DeWanda Wise, and Nicole Beharie, but audiences consistently describe it as frustratingly 'flat' despite its ambitious themes. While the film captures Brooklyn's changing landscape with genuine warmth and explores weighty topics like grief and letting go, reviewers agree the surface-level execution leaves a much richer story tantalizingly out of reach.
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  • Jan 27, 2025

    That man did not know how to use the bike lane

    225 Likes
    Will VG
    Will VG
    Jan 31, 2025

    It’s flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. DeWanda Wise and Andre Holland are incredible. But the movie is flaaaaaaaaat. It looks good. But it’s flaaaaaaaaat. The movie has so much to say on grief, letting go of the past, moving forward, love but it doesn’t feel like it wants to explore any…

    181 Likes
    ThatBoyKyle777
    ThatBoyKyle777
    Feb 2, 2025

    Feel like I’m about to have to make the same choice and ouch

    122 Likes
    Amanda the Jedi
    Amanda the Jedi
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    Jan 28, 2025

    “Love, Brooklyn” is a modest, unassuming relationship drama whose momentary tension is resolved far too neatly to scratch the ruminative tone it hopes to set. There are moments that spell a deeper design, like when Roger meets his editor to discuss his unwritten piece. “The…

    110 Likes
    Robert Daniels
    Robert Daniels
    Jan 27, 2025

    how do y’all afford all these brownstones

    92 Likes
    darina
    darina
    Jan 30, 2025

    A movie that meanders a little too much with characters who aren’t that likable. I thought this would become a fun love letter to Brooklyn, but instead it’s oddly distant from the city it’s set in, with characters who are thinly layered. Director Rachel Abigail Holder fails…

    89 Likes
    Jake Alda Coffey
    Jake Alda Coffey
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    Feb 1, 2025

    I thought Love, Brooklyn was a very well-acted relationship drama. It feels lopsided in focus, as Andre Holland is the lead, while Nicole Beharie and DeWanda Wise have more interesting plot lines. I still felt very invested, and even as the script feels so sparse, it still…

    81 Likes
    Paul
    Paul
    Jan 31, 2025

    More warm, funny, sensual, smart, low-stakes dramas starring Black people, please, I BEG!

    67 Likes
    motherblanca
    motherblanca
    Feb 1, 2025

    LOVE, BROOKLYN exudes warmth for its characters and the city they inhabit but it never fully finds its footing. André Holland, DeWanda Wise, and Nicole Beharie make for a wonderful trio of performances, yet the central love triangle lacks emotional depth. The film touches…

    46 Likes
    Matt Neglia
    Matt Neglia
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  • DJ
    DJ liked
    Love, Brooklyn

    Could’ve used more dialogue at min but I still liked it in an artisanal ~ contemporary fiction kinda way.

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    Jen
    Jen liked
    Love, Brooklyn

    This was OK, but it felt way longer than it needed to be. Started to lose my intention longer. It went.

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    simona
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    Love, Brooklyn

    wanted to love it but i hated this.

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Sep 5, 2025

A tender city romance about about gentrification and Black melancholy, “Love, Brooklyn” brings together appealing actors and the charms of New York’s ever-changing borough into soft focus. It feels a little too carefully arranged to ever truly get under your skin as a modern-day affair about disillusioned hearts.

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Metacritic review by Robert Abele
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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Jan 31, 2025

These people and places read more like figments of imagination, part of a borough Holder wants it to be. As such, the movie is a rough, painterly sketch, a first draft that’s easy to read, provokes warm feelings, and deserves just a little more detail.

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Metacritic review by Jake Kring-Schreifels
Jake Kring-Schreifels
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Love, Brooklyn (2025)?
The movie is 1hr 37min long.
What's Love, Brooklyn (2025) about?
Three longtime Brooklynites navigate careers, love, loss, and friendship against the rapidly changing landscape of their beloved city.
Who's the cast of Love, Brooklyn (2025)?
  • André Holland as Roger
  • Nicole Beharie as Casey
  • DeWanda Wise as Nicole
  • Cadence Reese as Ally
  • Roy Wood Jr. as Alan
  • Jack Haven as Riley
  • Joshua Boone as Steve
  • Shivani Shah as Dani
  • Saycon Sengbloh as Beth
  • Cassandra Freeman as Lorna
Who's the director behind Love, Brooklyn (2025)?
Rachael Holder directed Love, Brooklyn (2025).
Who produced Love, Brooklyn (2025)?
Maurice Anderson, André Holland and Kate Sharp produced Love, Brooklyn (2025).