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The Lucky One (2012) | Ranked Top 23% · CriticCrunch

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The Lucky One

Movie2012·101 min

The Lucky One

Directed by Scott Hicks

A drama romance film directed by Scott Hicks.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 23%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

4K ratings

About The Lucky One

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: fate destiny, trauma recovery, forbidden love, american regional, small town, romantic partners, strangers forced together, war homefront, everyman, reluctant hero, quest mission, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Scott Hicks
Language: English

Cast

Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner

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Where to Watch The Lucky One

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How The Lucky One Ranks

All movies

Top 23%

2010s movies

Top 19%

Drama movies

Top 23%

2010s Drama movies

Top 17%

★Scott Hicks films#2 of 7

Top 17% 2010s Drama movies.

Second-best Scott Hicks film, behind Shine.

the vibe

The Lucky One Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

cozy

contemplative

What it's about

quest missionslow-burn revealfate destinytrauma recoveryforbidden loveeverymanreluctant heroromantic partnersstrangers forced togetherwar homefrontsweeping romanceamerican regionalsmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy