Finding Emily
Right name, wrong number.
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
Directed by Alicia MacDonald · Romance · Comedy · 111 min · 2026
Trailer
Director
Alicia MacDonald
Writer
Rachel Hirons
Studio
Working Title Films / Parkville Pictures
Release
2026-05-21
Runtime
111 min
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Full Plot
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
Cast & Characters
Dean
Minnie Driver
Matt
Jack Riddiford
Freya
Isabella Laughland
Emily Palmer
Yali Topol Margalith
Emily Thewlis
Kat Ronney
Pervy Martin
Phil Wang
Tristan
Timothy Innes
Rhea
Amber Grappy
Did You Know?
Did You Know that the film's director is Alicia MacDonald?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that Rachel Hirons wrote the screenplay?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that Finding Emily was produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title Films?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that Focus Features has worldwide distribution rights?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Critical Assessment
Finding Emily holds 6.8/10 on TMDb (33 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of August 11, 2026
Where to Watch
United Kingdom
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on TMDb's aggregated score (6.8/10 on TMDb (33 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Finding Emily's IMDb rating?+
Finding Emily has a 7.2/10 rating on IMDb from 939 votes.
What is Finding Emily's Metacritic score?+
Finding Emily has a Metascore of 71/100 on Metacritic.
Is Finding Emily good? What are critics saying?+
Finding Emily holds 6.8/10 on TMDb (33 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
How long is Finding Emily?+
Finding Emily has a runtime of 111 min.
Who directed Finding Emily?+
Finding Emily was directed by Alicia MacDonald.
Where can I watch Finding Emily?+
Finding Emily is available to stream, rent, or buy on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store.
Fan & Critic Buzz
Reviews praise the movie's lighthearted and entertaining tone, with some finding it "fun" and enjoyable to watch. Some reviewers mention that the film follows an unromantic and predictable plot, but overall consider it a "chick flick" that will appeal to its target audience. Reviews also note the movie's nostalgic value, particularly in terms of early 2000s rom comedies making a comeback.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
"Owen" (Spike Fearn) is the sound guy at a student party who meets and falls for "Emily". She is about to head off when he asks for her number, but in her haste (or perhaps deliberately?) she only gives him ten of the necessary eleven digits. He's well and truly smitten and so de…
CinemaSerf · 7/10
From the trailer's comments
Found her. She is in Paris.
@je.razvan · 4291 likesThanks for showing the whole movie in 2.30 minutes
@chalovak · 1401 likesHe’s going to fall in love the other girl instead isn’t he …
@mohamedabdelazim5788 · 2468 likesDoes anyone else feel like early 2000s rom coms are making a comeback?
@gargrayson51824 · 717 likesDude should play Noel Gallagher in a Oasis movie
@lorenbaker479 · 691 likesI haven’t actually seen a romcom in a long while that looked this fun. Even well acted or well produced ones nowadays go for the subtle deep emotional quiet romances that can be sweet but are ultimately uninteresting and not endearing, aka too much Rom not enough Com. Seeing a ch…
@g1xrider13 · 387 likesa manchester based romcom with a full scene in via..... oh, we won BIG time
@amyisaway7800 · 163 likesHe looks like a combination of Liam and Noel Gallagher, it's crazy😮
@hesh.hesh.2051 · 153 likes
