The Last Five Years

The Last Five Years

There are two sides to every love story.

201494 min5.9 / 10

A musical exploration of a marriage's dissolution told through two conflicting perspectives, balancing romantic intimacy with the melancholy of love's failure.

In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

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