On paper, We Live in Time seems thoughtfully formulated to be the perfect tearjerker for today. John Crowley, the celebrated helmer of the stunning Saoirse Ronan romance Brooklyn, teams with heralded actors/internet darlings Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in a weepy romance of wooing and tragic loss.

Directed by John Crowley, with a screenplay by Nick Payne, this new romance from A24 is all but guaranteed to make you cry. It’s a non-linear narrative that tells the love story of Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh), who must endure the beautiful, heartbreaking, euphoric experience that is being in love.

After Universal tried and failed to usher in a new era of their classic monster movies, 2020's The Invisible Man helped resurrect the concept with Leigh Whannell's clever and thoroughly modern take on the story.

The Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh starrer We Live In Time was an absolute tearjerker. Taking a break from their usual genres, Garfield's portrayal of Tobias Durand and Pugh's portrayal of Almut Brühl managed to move audiences with their nuanced relationship, delicately explored through the lens of director John Crowley.

Anyone up for a triple-hanky tearjerker may find what they’re looking for in We Live in Time (now streaming on Max), the occasionally funny, more than occasionally weepy cancer romance starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.