The film follows couple Tobias and Almut, played by Garfield and Pugh, as the two fall in love after a chance encounter. The film is finally available to watch in the UK, with cinemas up and down the country showing the John Crowley-directed title as of today (1 January).

Directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Payne, the film follows a non-linear narrative as the characters' lives are explored. It also stars Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, Aoife Hinds, Adam James and Douglas Hodge in supporting roles.

The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative and spans over three different timelines as the characters Tobias and Almut deal with everything from marriage, children and life-threatening illnesses

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We Live in Time, a romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, is in cinemas from New Year's Day

All the ingredients for this romantic weepie – the director behind the Bafta-winning literary adaptation Brooklyn (John Crowley); a Laurence Oliver award-nominated writer (Nick Payne); two of Britain’s most bankable movie stars ( Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield) – suggest that it will be one thing above all: tasteful.