Overview

• Materialists is directed by Celine Song and stars Dakota Johnson as a New York matchmaker alongside Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans as her wealthy suitor and ex-boyfriend.
• The film examines how modern daters quantify relationships by height, income and status while highlighting the emotional vulnerability beneath transactional courtship.
• Critics have praised Song’s mature deconstruction of romantic comedy tropes even as some reviewers find the narrative structure uneven.
• A24 reports that Materialists opened on June 13 with stronger than expected ticket sales and is slated to stream on Max after its theatrical run.
• The drama addresses serious issues in dating, including a subplot involving sexual assault, to underscore the consequences of treating people as commodities.