As the year comes to a close, Netflix is ​​doing its best to stand out from the streaming crowd by adding one of the hottest films of 2024 to its library. It ends with usThe hit romantic drama, based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel of the same name, is now streaming on Netflix and has already secured the top spot in the streamer’s film charts.

The film adaptation stars Blake Lively as Lily Bloom, an aspiring florist who wants to open her own flower shop. One night in Boston she meets neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni). They hit it off immediately, but Ryle is called in for emergency surgery, which shortens the meeting significantly. The two eventually reconnect and begin dating, but Lily soon realizes that a dark, abusive side of her new boyfriend is emerging.

The story covers a wide range of difficult topics, from domestic violence and emotional abuse to intergenerational trauma passed down from parents to children.

In addition to Lively, Justin Baldoni also directed the film. The cast also includes Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar, Kevin McKidd, Amy Morton, Isabela Ferrer, Emily Baldoni, Alex Neustaedter, Robert Clohessy and Robyn Lively.

While the reviews for It ends with us were mixed, but the box office results were not. With a budget of just $25 million, the adaptation grossed more than $350 million worldwide. As noted by The Hollywood ReporterThis made it the romantic drama with the highest grossing figures since 2018 A star is born. The critics may not have liked it, but the audience clearly did. “

Out of Time outs positive review: “This intelligent and sensitive film version will more than satisfy the millions who have picked it up and found a kind of bible for abuse survivors.”