Love triangles aren’t just for the living anymore. In A24’s upcoming Eternity, these tried-and-true romance tropes can even follow us into the afterlife.
Directed by David Freyne, and co-written by Freyne and Pat Cunnane, Eternity stars Miles Teller as Larry, a recently deceased man. He learns that the afterlife is basically one big train station, where souls can journey to final destinations like Studio 54 World or Man-Free World. There’s one catch, though: These tickets are one-way only. Once you pick an afterlife, that’s your eternal home.
While that choice might seem daunting, it’s an easy one for Larry. The only place he wants to spend his eternity is with Joan (Elizabeth Olsen), his wife of 65 years who arrives in the afterlife not long after he does. But soon, Joan will have to make a choice of her own.
Turns out, Joan’s first husband Luke (Callum Turner) has been waiting for her in the afterlife since he died in “the war.” Now, Joan has the option of making the (after)life with him that she never could in the real world. She’d just have to give up Larry to do so. Which soulmate — and which eternity — will she choose?
Eternity premiered at 2025’s Toronto International Film Festival to mostly positive reactions. Critics praised its central trio and its careful world-building of a bureaucratic afterlife. In her review out of TIFF, Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko praised the film as “smart, sensational, and swoon-worthy.”
Eternity also stars Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early.
Eternity hits theaters Nov. 26.
