Literally, Right Before Aaron

2017 American film

Ryan Eggold
Ross Kohn
Cassandra Kulukundis
Nancy Leopardi

Starring

Justin Long
Cobie Smulders
Ryan Hansen
John Cho
Kristen Schaal
Dana Delany
Manu Intiraymi
Peter Gallagher
Lea Thompson
Luis Guzmán

CinematographySeamus TierneyEdited byRyan EggoldMusic by

Ryan Eggold
David Goldman

Production
companies

Indy Entertainment
Rizk Pictures
Unison Films

Distributed byScreen Media Films

Release dates

April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) (Tribeca Film Festival)
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (United States)

Running time

97 minutes^[1]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Literally, Right Before Aaron is a 2017 American comedy film written and directed by Ryan Eggold. The film stars Justin Long, Cobie Smulders, Ryan Hansen, John Cho, Kristen Schaal, Dana Delany, Peter Gallagher, Lea Thompson and Luis Guzmán. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2017. The film was released on September 29, 2017, by Screen Media Films.

Plot

Adam and Allison were college sweethearts. Adam is heartbroken when she breaks up with him, then finds himself in the odd predicament of being a "dear friend" invited to her wedding a year and a half later. At the rehearsal dinner, he is introduced by another friend as the guy who dated Allison "...literally, right before Aaron", the groom, started dating her. This leads to a sequence of events that eventually leads to Aaron chasing after him during the reception until he gets on a bus and leaves.

Cast

Justin Long as Adam
Cobie Smulders as Allison
Ryan Hansen as Aaron
John Cho as Mark
Kristen Schaal as Talula
Dana Delany as Wendy (Allison's Mom)
Peter Gallagher as Schwartzman
Lea Thompson as Deb (Adam's Mom)
Luis Guzmán as Federico
Malcolm Barrett as Greg
Briga Heelan as Julie
Charlyne Yi as Claire
Charlotte McKinney as Charlotte
Parvesh Cheena as Rohan
Dov Tiefenbach as David
Manu Intiraymi as Lee

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2017.^[2] On May 24, 2017, Screen Media Films acquired distribution rights to the film.^[3] The film was released on September 29, 2017, by Screen Media Films.^[4]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 25% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 3.75/10.^[5]

References

^ "Literally, Right Before Aaron". Tribecafilm.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ Evans, Greg (March 2, 2017). "Tribeca Film Festival 2017 Lineup: Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ Emily Mae Czachor (May 24, 2017). "Screen Media Films Acquires Rights to 'Literally, Right Before Aaron'". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ Billington, Alex (August 21, 2017). "Trailer for Indie Comedy 'Literally, Right Before Aaron' with Justin Long". First Showing. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
^ "Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 9, 2019.