The Year of Spectacular Men (2018)

Directed by Lea Thompson · Drama, Comedy, Romance

Starring Madelyn Deutch, Zoey Deutch, Lea Thompson, Zach Roerig, Melissa Bolona, Avan Jogia, Nicholas Braun, Brandon T. Jackson, Jesse Bradford, Cameron Monaghan, Bob Clendenin, Troy Evans, Alison Martin, Lily Anne Harrison, D.W. Moffett, Cindy Kavadas Williamson, Amy Pietz, Grace Yee, Harper Cullen, Alec Mapa, Alex Boling

IHBM5 IMDb5.6 RT65% MC61 Trakt58% TMDb5.6Average

In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant failures of adulthood, the reality of a substandard dating pool and a debilitating fear of top-sheets, all in between X-Files marathons. Comically unsuccessful in love over the course the year, including five half-hearted relationships with astoundingly self-centered men, Izzy resigns herself to the support of her mother and sister, who are struggling with their own relationship problems. Seeing herself in them, Izzy gradually gains the confidence to be honest and vulnerable.

My review · Reviewed 02/20/2026

This film is pedestrian in every sense of the word. There is nothing compelling about the story or the lead. In fact, I think that is part of the problem. While the elder Deutch sister does a respectable job as the lead, she and her sister should have swapped roles as I think that would be the only chance of elevating the mediocre script. And what is with the stupid title?