Set in the polished, high-pressure world of New York City’s elite dating scene, Materialists introduces Lucy, a professional matchmaker who treats romance like a carefully curated transaction. Her clients want wealth, beauty, and status, and Lucy delivers flawlessly. Yet behind her success lies a growing emotional emptiness that money and exclusivity can’t fill.
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Lucy’s carefully structured life begins to unravel when John, her former boyfriend, re-enters her world. Unlike the men she now matches for a living, John has no wealth or prestige to offer only sincerity and emotional presence. At the same time, Lucy becomes involved with Harry, a wealthy and charming man who represents everything she has built her professional identity around.
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As Lucy navigates luxury parties, client breakdowns, and increasingly uncomfortable self-reflection, the film exposes the transactional nature of modern dating. Her internal conflict grows sharper as she realizes she has reduced love to a checklist, the very thing that once made her happiest. The story reaches its emotional peak when Lucy is forced to choose between social validation and emotional truth.
By the end, Materialists strips away the glamour to reveal a deeply human question: can love survive in a world obsessed with value and image? Lucy’s final choice doesn’t promise perfection, but it offers something far rarer than honesty.
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Director: Celine Song
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal
Runtime: 1h 57m
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