Posted 11/26/2025
The 2025 film Eternity, a fantasy romantic comedy from director David Freyne and distributed by A24, offers a high-concept take on the classic love triangle. The movie is set in a bureaucratic, mid-century-styled Afterlife Hub, where recently deceased souls are given one week to choose a world—or "Eternity"—to live in forever.
The central dilemma revolves around Joan (Elizabeth Olsen), who dies shortly after her longtime second husband, Larry (Miles Teller). They reunite in the afterlife, both in the bodies of their happiest, younger selves, and intend to choose an eternity to spend together. However, Joan's first husband, Luke (Callum Turner), who was killed in the Korean War decades earlier, is also waiting for her. Luke chose to work as a bartender in the Hub for 67 years, hoping his first love would eventually arrive. Now, Joan is faced with an impossible decision: spend the rest of eternity with Larry, the man she built a beautiful, full life with, or choose Luke, the passionate first love whose life with her was tragically cut short. The stakes are literal and permanent: once a choice is made, there is no going back.
The story balances the heart-wrenching emotional weight of Joan's choice with lighthearted, satirical humor, largely delivered through the Afterlife Coordinators, Anna (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) and Ryan (John Early), who guide the process and root for their respective clients. As Joan explores different potential "Eternities"—which range from "Weimar World (now Nazi free!)" to a men-free world—the film delves into themes of comfort vs. passion, the nature of a lifelong partnership, and the allure of what might have been. The film maintains an optimistic tone, even while confronting deep questions of love, loss, and the ultimate destination.
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