Past Lives
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Two childhood friends are separated when one family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they reconnect in New York.
Why watch: The most aching love triangle in modern cinema.
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Cast
Greta Lee as Nora
Teo Yoo as Hae Sung
John Magaro as Arthur
Moon Seung-ah as Young Nora
Leem Seung-min as Young Hae Sung
Yoon Ji-hye as Nora's Mom
Choi Won-young as Nora's Dad
An Min-young as Hae Sung's Mom
Seo Yeon-woo as Young Si Young
Chang Ki-ha as Hae Sung's Friend 1
Shin Hee-cheol as Hae Sung's Friend 2
Park Jun-hyuk as Hae Sung's Friend 3
Jack Alberts as CBP Officer
Jane Yubin Kim as Actress
Noo Ri Song as Na Young's Childhood Friend 1
Crew
Celine Song — Director
Celine Song — Writer
Christine Vachon — Producer
Pamela Koffler — Producer
David Hinojosa — Producer
Celine Song — Executive Producer
Yale Chasin — Co-Producer
Taylor Shung — Executive Producer
Christine D'Souza — Executive Producer
Miky Lee — Executive Producer
Khan Kwon — Co-Producer
Jerry Kyoungboum Ko — Executive Producer
Kang Ho-sung — Executive Producer
Ellen Chenoweth — Casting
Susanne Scheel — Casting
Shabier Kirchner — Director of Photography
Keith Fraase — Editor
Alan Lampert — Art Direction
Grace Yun — Production Design
Katina Danabassis — Costume Design
Christopher Bear — Original Music Composer
Daniel Rossen — Original Music Composer
Community Reviews
Apr 25, 2026
Maybe my favorite movie of the year it was released, up there with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and John Wick: Chapter 4. Really sad in a thoughtful way, capturing the unrequited side of love in a way that feels fresh. Also touches on aspects of the immigrant and bilingual experience that i don't think i've seen in a movie before, like feeling both more and less Korean when around the dude still residing in Korea. Great acting, great pacing, great story.