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Starring: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, Manny Jacinto, Mason Gooding, Clark Backo, Jami Gertz, Jordan Carlos, Midori Francis

OUR RATING: ★★★☆☆

Story:

Amazon Prime romantic comedy directed by Jason Orley. I Want You Back (2022) follows Peter (Charlie Day) and Emma (Jenny Slate), two thirty-somethings who have each been left by their respective partners, Anne (Gina Rodriguez) and Noah (Scott Eastwood). After learning that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Anne with Logan (Manny Jacinto), and Noah with Ginny (Clark Backo), Peter and Emma decide to team up to win their exes back by destroying their new relationships.

Our Favorite Quotes:

'The slow burn, who gets under your skin, that's way more rare. That's your airplane safety mask person.' - Emma (I Want You Back) Click To Tweet 'Maybe you can't force it. Maybe you just have to do the best you can on your own. And if you do a really good job, and you're lucky, then you find someone.' - Emma (I Want You Back) Click To Tweet

Best Quotes

Emma: Are you trying to be the cutest, sweetest, nicest boyfriend in the world? Because you’re really winning.
Noah: Emma, I’m breaking up with you.

Anne: I want to break up with you.
Peter: What?!

Noah: You also don’t even know what you want to do with your life.
Emma: I think I’m just kind of like doing it. Twenyty-nine is the new sixteen.
Noah: You’re thirty-two.
Emma: Yeah. I mean, if you want to be like a scientist about it, I’m thirty-two.

Noah: Look, I met someone.
Emma: Why didn’t you just say that instead of making me eat your steak?

Anne: We’re stuck. No, what do we do? We go to work, and we make salmon, and we watch Dancing with the Stars.
Peter: Oh, come on. We do stuff. We went to Wind Creek Casino to see Rod Stewart.

Anne: I was never supposed to be an English teacher, Peter. My sense memory professor said I could’ve been the next Kate Winslet.
Peter: You still could be.
Anne: Not with you.

Anne: Six years and we’ve never even been out of the country together.
Peter: But we did go see…
Anne: Don’t say Rod Stewart.

Rita: These people are on death’s door, and we are spending way too much money feeding them. Who has pitches?
Janine: We could stop offering ice.
Rita: How would their drinks be cold?
Janine: They wouldn’t.

Matt: We could replace our real chicken with a much cheaper new product called Hint of Chicken.
Rita: What the hell is Hint of Chicken?
Matt: The name’s pretty self-explanatory, ma’am.
Rita: Can you liquefy it and sip it through a straw?
Matt: Yes, ma’am.
Rita: You can gum it?
Matt: No teeth required.
Rita: Is it a protein?
Matt: It’s protein adjacent.

Peter: Having a rough week.
Emma: Me too.
Peter: Just got dumped.
Emma: Oh, me too.
Peter: Oh, yeah? That’s weird.
Emma: It’s terrible.

Peter: Anne and I were together for six years.
Emma: Holy s**t.
Peter: Yeah, I know. And I wanted to get married. Have kids, all that. But, you know, she wanted to be an artist, and I guess drink wine with some f***-wad in a Fonzie jacket.

Emma: Noah wants a woman who owns a pie shop.
Peter: I love pie. I’m sorry I just said that. I probably shouldn’t have said that.
Emma: It’s cool. Everyone loves pie.
Peter: Pie’s actually not that great. It’s very, there’s very limited options when it comes to pie.
Emma: Okay.
Peter: This was awkward.
Emma: Very.

Emma: Dying alone is not that bad. Like why do you want someone to watch you die? That’s like actually embarrassing.
Peter: That’s right. Dying alone’s actually pretty sweet, because you’re all alone, and no one’s bothering you.

Peter: I love being single! I’m really looking forward to it! All the apps! Getting on the apps!
Emma: Yeah!
Peter: That’s going to be cool.
Emma: Swipe left. Swipe right. Who’s ugly?

Peter: [to Emma] They dumped us, right? If they miss us, they’ll call. But they’re never going to miss us if we call. So we can’t call if we want them to miss us, or call.

Peter: How about, whenever we’re feeling like we really have to call them, and we just can’t take it anymore, instead of calling our exes, let’s call each other.
Emma: I love that. I love it, because we’re intercepting each other’s sadness.
Peter: Yes.
Emma: Yes. We’re each other’s Sadness Sisters.
Peter: Well, Sadness Sisters sounds like you’re Diane Keaton, and I’m Meryl Streep, and we’re in a Broadway play. But I like it. Yeah!
Emma: That’s a great cast. You should cast plays.

Emma: Thanks for meeting me.
Peter: That’s what the Sadness Sisters are for, right?

Emma: I’m sad because Noah was my airplane safety mask person.
Peter: Your what?
Emma: My airplane safety mask person.
Peter: What is that?
Emma: Have you ever been on an airplane, and they play that video that says, “Please secure your own oxygen mask before helping others?”
Peter: Yeah, that’s every airplane I’ve been on.
Emma: Well, I remember, when I was little, thinking that, if I were ever really in love, and I was on an airplane with my lover, that I would put his mask on before my own.
Peter: When you were little, you used the word “lover” in your thoughts?

We're all just pretending that we know what we're doing, and we're hoping that we don't screw it up too badly.' - Emma (I Want You Back) Click To Tweet

Peter: You’re actually putting your “lover” at greater risk by not putting your own mask on first, so.
Emma: No, but it’s not about that. It’s about romance.

Peter: [reading Logan’s social media bio] I can’t take it with this guy. Look at that bio.
Emma: “Logan Santos. Artist. Director. Human.”
Peter: Oh, you’re a human man?
Emma: Wow.
Peter: Dude, that’s awesome. What’s that like?
Emma: I bet he’s a chill hang.

Peter: I can’t do this. I can’t start over, you know? I’m too old. I’m too old. I missed the boat. All my friends, they’re married, they got kids. My one friend Dave, he’s got a twelve year-old son. Dave has a kid who’s old enough to have his own kid.
Emma: You think twelve years-old is old enough to have a kid?
Peter: I’m not saying it’d be a good idea. I’m just saying Cody’s definitely gone through puberty, so his body’s definitely producing semen.

Peter: The point is, at this rate, I’m going to wind up old and alone. I’m going to have no grandkids. I’m going to be eating Hint of Chicken in one of the hellhole nursing homes I helped create.
Emma: Oh, me too. I’m never going to find a man as kind and good as Noah.

Emma: We can’t give up. We have to get them back.
Peter: What?
Emma: It’s just like you said. We know that we’re supposed to be with Noah and Anne. But I’m not so sure that they’re going to realize it, not with these shiny new people around.
Peter: So what are we supposed to do?
Emma: We have to break them up.
Peter: Well, that’s crazy. We can’t do that. How would we do that?

Emma: I could tell Noah that I’m pregnant with his baby.
Peter: Alright. How does that help me?
Emma: You tell Anne she’s pregnant with your baby.

Emma: I think that you are somebody that a person could fall very deeply in love with.
Peter: Thank you?
Emma: But it’s more like slowly. Over five or six months.
Peter: Okay.
Emma: Or like a year. Two years, tops.
Peter: Do you realize the number’s going up?

Emma: But I do think that you could become Noah’s friend.
Peter: I could do that. I mean, people like to be my friend. I’m extremely affable. You know, in college, all the girls were like, “You’re such a good friend.”
Emma: Aw, darn it.

Emma: [to Peter] I will seduce Logan. You will friendship seduce Noah. And we will win back our people.

Peter: Look at us! This is like Cruel Intentions, only sexier.
Emma: How is it sexier?
Peter: It’s not.

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Noah: [as he’s fitness training Peter] Keep your knees above your feet.
Peter: Alright. Well, where else would they be?

Logan: Emma, this is Anne. She’s one of our English teachers here, and our costume mistress, and the mistress of my heart. This is Emma. She came to help, even though she doesn’t have a kid here. Isn’t that cool?
Anne: It’s definitely something.

Emma: [referring to Anne and Logan] They seemed really into each other, but kind of in that way that’s like, “These people also might murder each other.”
Peter: Oh, really?

Emma: Is the movie Titanic based on a play?
Peter: It’s based on a ship.

Emma: I can give you a ride home.
Trevor: Okay.
Emma: But just to be clear, I’m a safe person. Normally, you shouldn’t get in a car with any like random adult, especially if they tell you that they’re safe. That’s usually a sign that they’re not safe at all.

Trevor: You wouldn’t get it. Your dad probably loves having sex with your mom.
Emma: Well, my dad’s dead, so he doesn’t really have much sex with anyone these days. Except for angels maybe. If he’s lucky.

Emma: Can I tell you a little secret about being an adult? We’re all just pretending that we know what we’re doing, and we’re hoping that we don’t screw it up too badly. And then we’re feeling really s**tty about ourselves when we do.

Noah: [after Peter’s told him about his breakup with Anne] Well, you know what they say. You got to get back on the whores.
Peter: I feel like you just said “whores”.
Noah: Yeah. Get back on the whores.
Peter: Oh, no. Well, the expression is “horse”. Get back up on the horse.
Noah: No.
Peter: Oh, yeah. It is.
Noah: Why would you f*** a horse?
Peter: You know, we move past it. But I get your point.

Peter: Look at you. Good work.
Emma: Oh, yeah, man. I’m a psycho.

Peter: [as he puts on a leather jacket] Hey, what do we think about this, though? Does this say “night at the club”?
Emma: You look like Catwoman.

Peter: I love old people.
Emma: Oh, man.
Peter: Which is actually deeply ironic, because I make a living helping an evil corporation earn millions by malnourishing sweet, helpless grandparents. That’s kind of my gig, you know?

Peter: I am stuck. It’s no wonder she broke up with me.
Emma: Peter, stop. Stop it. You’re a total catch.
Peter: Yeah? I mean, I do believe you said I’m the kind of guy you could fall in love with slowly after several years. You know, was it a hundred years?
Emma: That’s the best kind of guy, idiot. Anyone can be a one-night bang. But the slow burn, who gets under your skin, that’s way more rare. That’s your airplane safety mask person.

Trevor: [as Emma shows up dressed in costume as Audrey] Is this one of those moments of being a grown-up where you realize you don’t know what you’re doing with your life?
Emma: Oh, okay. Yes. Yes.

Emma: [on stage, at dress rehearsal] This is literally what people have nightmares about.

Emma: Would you like to have a drink after this to celebrate how beautiful I just was?
Logan: Absolutely. I would love that.
Emma: Wow, great.
Logan: Let me text Anne, see if she wants to join.
Emma: Yeah, well, I mean, she wasn’t really part of when I was beautiful before.

Leighton: You remind me of that little singing cartoon gerbil. Oh, what is his name?
Peter: Alvin the Chipmunk?
Leighton: Yes!
Peter: Okay.

Peter: Hey, man, have you, have you done Molly before?
Noah: Not since Stagecoach.

Peter: I’ve never done Molly, so.
Jase: Okay.
Peter: I don’t know. Like is my heart going to explode if I take this?
Jase: Oh, no. No. You’re thinking of crack, bro.
Peter: That’s what it was.

Peter: [after taking Molly] I can feel my heart beating in my eyes.
Leighton: Really?
Peter: If I’m being perfectly honest, I can smell the moon right now.
Leighton: No.
Peter: Which I didn’t know was a thing.
Leighton: You know, I bet this is what it’s like to be a dog.

Noah: You took your shirt off.
Peter: Yeah, I took my shirt off. They’re seventeen!
Noah: Seventeen what?
Peter: Years old, man! We got to go!

Noah: [as they’re running] Dude, your stamina’s really improved.
Peter: That’s the drugs!

Noah: I’m sorry things didn’t work out with Leighton. I really wanted that for you.
Peter: Yeah, well, she was in high school, so that’s probably for the best.

Noah: I’m going to propose.
Peter: What?
Noah: Yeah. I mean, sure, it’s fast, but…
Peter: It’s very fast!
Noah: I pretty much already live with Ginny anyways.
Peter: I had roommates in college. I didn’t marry those dudes.

Peter: I don’t want you to have a threesome with Anne.
Emma: Yeah, I don’t either. I don’t want to have a threesome with anyone ever.
Peter: Oh, really? You seem like you’d be into them like, you know, every once in a while or something.
Emma: No, I really just like a straightforward sexual experience actually.
Peter: I’m with you, you know? Like I guess I got my four positions I can do. They work for me, but I’m not in the bedroom trying to reinvent the wheel.
Emma: Yeah. So you got your four. You got you on top, her on top. Doggy style, excuse me. And what’s the fourth?
Peter: There is no fourth. I don’t know why I said it.

Emma: Oh, my God. Are you the kid that moved the plant around?
Trevor: Yeah. I’m a real genius at pushing a killer plant around a stage.

Trevor: Well, the play is over, so.
Emma: So we’re going to have to find another way to keep in touch.
Trevor: Seriously?
Emma: Yeah. Give me your phone. Okay. Thank you. And just to be clear, this is strictly platonic. Okay?
Trevor: I don’t know what “platonic” means, but you’re my girlfriend now.
Emma: Your funeral, man.

Peter: [to himself] Okay, Emma, this is what you want, huh? You’re f***ing my girlfriend. I’m framing your boyfriend, because that’s what friends are for.

Emma: [as Logan takes off his shirt] I love your smooth body.
Logan: Oh, thank you.
Emma: You’re like a dermatologist’s dream.

Logan: I mean, you’re not with your boring old boyfriend anymore, right?
Anne: I never said he was boring.
Logan: No, no. But you did mention that he’s like the human equivalent of toast.
Anne: Yeah, but I love toast. I mean, who doesn’t love toast? Everyone loves toast. It goes with everything, and it makes you feel all good inside. And Peter is not that boring. He’s not the worst at all. He’s really kind. And he’s really sweet. And he’s funny. And he has my back, and he cares about me, and he would never make me have a threesome with this horrible woman.

Peter: [after he’s told Emma that Noah’s marrying Ginny] I mean, I know you think that Noah’s the love of your life. And I understand that, but maybe he’s not the love of your life, right? Maybe if he’s marrying Ginny, that’s meant to be, and there’s something for you out there that’s better, that’s meant to be.
Emma: Yes. No, you’re right.
Peter: I am?

Peter: You know, now that Anne and I are back together, she obviously can’t know that we know each other. I mean, I don’t want to sneak around behind her back. So we really can’t ang out anymore.
Emma: Oh.
Peter: I can’t believe we didn’t think this part all the way through.
Emma: Yeah. Totally. We did not think about that.

Logan: Do you ever feel like you’re getting left behind?
Emma: Yeah, constantly. That’s one of my main feelings.
Logan: Yeah?
Emma: I just got invited to my ex-boyfriend’s wedding.

Logan: Sometimes seeing someone you once loved embrace new love can be healing.
Emma: I don’t know if that is the most annoying thing I’ve ever heard, or if it makes total sense. Maybe a bit of both.

Emma: [as they all run into each other at Noah’s wedding] We’re on a date.
Logan: Yeah, on a date.
Anne: A weekend-long date.
Emma: Yeah, Anne. What are you like the date length police?

Emma: [to Peter] So you got Anne back, and you became best friends with Noah. You really made out like a freaking bandit.

Peter: [to Emma] Look, I am so sorry. About blowing you off, and saying we can’t hang out. I miss you. I miss you so much.
Anne: What?

Peter: We’re friends.
Emma: We’re not friends. You used me.
Peter: That’s not true, Emma.
Anne: Used her for what?
Peter: No, I didn’t. We used each other!

Peter: Look, remember what you told me, about how the slow burn that gets under your skin, you said that that’s the rarest kind of person, Emma? You’re my slow burn.

Peter: Listen, we thought you were the loves of our lives, and we just wanted to get you back.
Emma: And you got her, Peter.
Peter: But I made a mistake, Emma.
Anne: You got to be kidding me.

Emma: You abandoned me. After everything? We were so close. It was so easy for you to just forget about me.
Peter: No, it really wasn’t.
Emma: You’re too late. You’re not who I thought you were. And maybe I’m your slow burn, but you’re not mine.

Peter: [to Anne] You know, even though we’re really mad at each other right now, I don’t regret spending all those years together. Not even a little. We built a home together. All of our grandparents, and two sickly cats died while we were together. And I think we really loved each other a lot. That makes me feel lucky.

Anne: I feel lucky, too, Peter.
Peter: Thanks.
Anne: Except that time that you got a woman to break up me and my new boyfriend. I don’t feel lucky about that time.
Peter: Nor should you.

Noah: Were we even that compatible?
Emma: No, I don’t think we were.
Noah: So why did you want me back so bad?
Emma: Oh, I think I just wanted the search to be over. But maybe you can’t force it. Maybe you just have to do the best you can on your own. And if you do a really good job, and you’re lucky, then you find someone. The way you found Ginny.

Pilot: [after their plane has turbulence and Peter puts on Emma’s mask first] Folks, this is your captain speaking. Nothing to worry about. Just a sudden air pocket there. But everything’s going to be just fine. You can remove those oxygen masks now.
[Peter and Emma look at each other and share a smile]

'Sometimes seeing someone you once loved embrace new love can be healing.' - Logan (I Want You Back) Click To Tweet

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