If Only

After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.

• Ian relives the day Samantha dies and attempts to alter its outcome through different choices.
• Ian's grief and regret motivate his attempt to transform the final day he shares with Samantha.
• Ian tries to protect Samantha from an accident whose inevitability structures the story.
• The repeated day moves through London locations while Ian attempts to change Samantha's fate.

• The Time Traveler's Wiferomantic fantasy built around grief, altered fate, and a second chance to repair a relationship
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindemotionally heightened romance using speculative premises to explore memory, loss, and devotion
• Wicker Parkrelationship drama shaped by fate, missed opportunities, and an emotionally charged London setting
• The Lake Houseromantic time-bending story in which love and personal choices confront an apparently fixed destiny

Director

Gil Junger

Release Date

2004-01-23

Runtime

92 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (686)

What is If Only about?

After losing his musician girlfriend, a detached London businessman is granted one impossible day to turn regret into devotion.

What is If Only like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of If Only as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is If Only violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in If Only as mild.

Which films are like If Only?

Films with a similar feel include The Time Traveler's Wife, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wicker Park, and The Lake House.

How long is If Only?

If Only runs 92 minutes.

Where can I watch If Only?

In United States, If Only streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tubi TV.