Where to watch The Idea of You in the UK
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The new film adaptation tells the story of an ordinary mum’s love affair with a Harry Styles-inspired popstar. Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, the much-hyped movie adaptation of the pandemic-era sleeper hit The Idea of You is available to stream today on Prime Video.
Robinne Lee’s 2017 romantic fanfiction captivated readers with its tale of a hot and heavy love affair between ordinary mum Solène Marchand and the lead singer of a world-famous boyband bearing more than a passing resemblance to One Direction. Anne Hathaway plays Solène, who has a chance encounter at Coachella with the obvious Harry Styles analogue, played by Bottoms and Purple Hearts’ Nicholas Galitzine.
Read more: What is The Idea of You about?. Based on the book of the same name, The Idea of You explores the media’s obsession with celebrity couple age gaps, women’s sexual independence and the trials of megastardom. Naturally popular with die-hard Directioners, the book was an unmitigated success with romance novel fans more widely. Now adapted for the big screen, and with Anne Hathaway starring, The Idea of You looks set to captivate audiences all over again. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the hit film.
The Idea of You landed on Prime Video on 2 May in the UK, and is now available to stream online globally. Part unabashed wish fulfillment, part nuanced exploration of middle-age sexual independence, The Idea of You tells the tale of 40-year-old divorcee Solène and her chance encounter with the young lead singer of a world famous boyband.
