One day, Tom finds the energy to get out of bed and rededicates himself to architecture, as Summer had encouraged him to do. Tom thinks harder, finally seeing moments of incompatibilities he overlooked, and warning signs he missed on the day of the breakup. Rachel, his sister, tells Tom that she does not believe Summer was "the one" and that he is only remembering happy memories of the relationship. After a few days, he returns to work hung over and, after an emotional outburst, quits. Further depressed, he only leaves his apartment for alcohol and junk food. He attends the party, hoping to rekindle their relationship, but barely interacts with Summer, spending most of the night drinking alone, until he spots her engagement ring. She invites Tom to a party at her apartment, falling asleep on his shoulder on the ride back. They have a good time at the wedding, dance together, and Summer catches the bouquet. Months later, Tom attends co-worker Millie's wedding and tries to avoid Summer on the train, but she spots him and invites him for coffee.
Tom spends the date talking about Summer until Alison leaves exasperated. Tom goes on a blind date with a woman named Alison. Tom's boss moves him to the consolations department, as his depression is making him unsuitable for happier events. Although she still considers Tom her best friend, he is horrified and becomes depressed. Tom brings her to a diner, where she lightly announces the relationship is not working, and breaks up with him. Later, at the record store, Summer is distracted, and kisses him good night on the cheek. She weeps at the ending, surprising him, as he'd always thought it was a romantic fairy tale. To show him how she currently feels, she kisses him they spend the night together.Īfter meeting at a cafe, Tom wants to go back to Summer's but she insists on seeing The Graduate. Summer says she cannot promise him how she would feel in the future. Tom asks about their relationship, wanting consistency. One night, Tom gets into a fight with a man who tries to pick Summer up in a bar, causing their first argument. Both Tom's friends and his preteen half-sister Rachel push him to ask Summer where they are in their relationship, though Summer brushes this off, saying that it should not matter if they are both happy. That night they have sex Tom is elated.Īfter several months of dating, they grow closer. Summer is not looking for a serious relationship. A few days later, Summer spontaneously kisses Tom in the office. Tom's friend and co-worker McKenzie drunkenly reveals that Tom likes Summer, which he asserts is only "as friends", something Summer agrees with. Later, at a karaoke night for their work, they talk about love. They discover that they have a similar taste in music. One day he meets Summer Finn, a new employee. Tom Hansen is an aspiring architect who works as a writer at a greeting card company. The following is a linear summary of the plot. There is an on-screen timer showing the day. The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, jumping between various days within the 500 days of Tom and Summer's relationship. The film received Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay awards at the 14th Satellite Awards and 25th Independent Spirit Awards, respectively, as well as two nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (Gordon-Levitt). Many critics lauded the film as one of the best from 2009 and drew comparisons to other acclaimed films such as Annie Hall (1977) and High Fidelity (2000). It garnered generally positive reviews and became a successful " sleeper hit", earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget.
Īs an independent production, the film was picked up for distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures and premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, and employs a nonlinear narrative structure, with the story based upon its male protagonist and his memories of a failed relationship. 500 Days of Summer (stylized as (500) Days of Summer) is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H.
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