Movie · 2024 · Romance, Comedy, Music · 1h 34m · English
Curator score: 0.7/10 (14.6K ratings)
Fall in love with life again.
Overview
After a failed comeback album, a rock star retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus, only to find his new life complicated by visitors — and an old flame.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.7/10
Letterboxd: 2.45/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
TMDB: 6.6/10
Director
Stelana Kliris
Production
Das Films, Jupiter Peak Productions, Meraki Films, The Exchange, Green Olive Films
Cast
Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Clarence Smith, Athina Roditou, Antonis Katsaris, Andreas Phylactou, Ioanna Siafkalli, Yiola Klitou, Elias 'Kanenas' Savva, Elena Christophi, Markos Ioulios Drousiotis, Lea Maleni, Christodoulos Martas, Alexia Paraskeva, Effie Charalambous, Angeliki Filipidou, Tony Demetriou, Giannis Karaoulis, Nadia Charalambous
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A breezy, scenic rom-com with a music-industry hook and a melancholy streak. It has enough charm, location appeal, and cast chemistry to work as an easy watch, but the tonal whiplash and predictable plotting keep it from fully landing.
Best for
Viewers who like sun-drenched romantic comedies
Fans of light music-centered stories
People in the mood for a short, undemanding watch
Audiences who enjoy scenic European settings
Skip if
You want sharp comedy or a truly original script
You are sensitive to abrupt tonal shifts around suicide and grief
You prefer musicals with stronger songs and bigger set pieces
You want a polished, emotionally consistent romance
Overview
Find Me Falling is built on a simple, appealing premise: a washed-up rock star hiding out in a beautiful Cypriot cliffside house, only to be pulled back into life by old feelings and new complications. The setting does a lot of heavy lifting, and the film knows how to linger on the island’s warmth, sea air, and isolation in a way that suits its midlife-reset story.
Worth noting
The movie plays like a softer, sadder cousin to a vacation rom-com, with music threaded through the emotional beats rather than driving the whole experience. That gives it a pleasant, low-stakes rhythm, but it also makes the script feel familiar and occasionally awkward, especially when it tries to balance romance, comedy, and a serious suicide subplot.
Bottom line
If you are open to something modest and uneven but easy to watch, there is enough charm here to justify the trip. If you need the comedy to be sharper or the emotional material to be handled with more confidence, this one may leave you wanting more.
Top Letterboxd reviews
brooke ☆ (3★) · 344 likes
this is like mamma mia but with less abba and more suicide
sofia (3★) · 288 likes
it was ok just a bit confusing i thought that he had a crush on his daughter
joewayjose13 (2.5★) · 211 likes
After all that talk I thought the grandma was gonna jump tbh
zoinkszan (3★) · 182 likes
most realistic part of the movie was the policeman not wanting to do SHIT about a well known issue until it affected him