Watch this when
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Dumped, naked, and somehow still the hero 🌺
Who it's for
Peter's heartbreak is played for big, cringe-funny laughs: he gets dumped while completely naked, sobs in front of strangers, and keeps running into his ex on the vacation meant to forget her.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Composer Peter Bretter is dumped by his girlfriend, TV star Sarah Marshall. To get over her he flies to a resort in Oahu, only to find Sarah staying there with her new boyfriend, rock star Aldous Snow. As Peter fumbles through the trip, he connects with hotel clerk Rachel and finally returns to Los Angeles to stage the Dracula puppet rock opera he had been putting off.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Graphic nudity and sexual content.
Age: R
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Joy and Sorrow”
