The Lovebirds (2020 film)

The Lovebirds
The Lovebirds
	Official promotional poster
Directed by	Michael Showalter
Screenplay by	Aaron Abrams; Brendan Gall;
Story by	Aaron Abrams; Brendan Gall; Martin Gero;
Produced by	Tom Lassally; Oly Obst; Martin Gero; Todd Schulman; Jordana Mollick; Issa Rae;
Starring	Kumail Nanjiani; Issa Rae; Paul Sparks; Anna Camp; Kyle Bornheimer;
Cinematography	Brian Burgoyne
Edited by	Robert Nassau; Vince Filippone;
Music by	Michael Andrews
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; MRC; 3 Arts Entertainment; Quinn's House;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	May 22, 2020 (United States);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16 million

The Lovebirds is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Aaron Abrams and Brendan Gall, and a story by Abrams, Gall, and Martin Gero. The film stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, as well as Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, and Kyle Bornheimer, and follows a couple who go on the run after witnessing a murder.

Originally scheduled to be a theatrical release by Paramount Pictures on April 3, 2020, the film was removed from the release schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing theaters worldwide. Its rights were then sold to Netflix, which released the film digitally on May 22, 2020. The film received mixed reviews from critics, although Rae and Nanjiani's performances were praised.

^ Sarah Whitten (April 23, 2020). "Why Hollywood is sticking with movie theaters and only a few films are heading to streaming". CNBC. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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