Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Romantic comedy about moving on

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 romantic comedy film about a man who travels to Hawaii to recover from a breakup, only to find his ex-girlfriend staying at the same resort with her new boyfriend.

The title has become shorthand for the awkward process of trying to move on from a relationship: I'm in my Forgetting Sarah Marshall era—deleting photos and avoiding our old spots.

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Jason Segel · Kristen Bell · Mila Kunis · Russell Brand · Dracula · musical · puppet · resort · rebound · one night stand · vacation · crying · naked · full frontal · rock star · hotel · surfing · bartender

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Forgetting Sarah MarshallRevolutionary Road

Thoroughfare named for uprising

The Notebook · Leaving Las Vegas · tragedy · melodrama · tearjerker

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Obsessed lover thriller

Wuthering Heights · tragic romance · Gone Girl · The Great Gatsby · Romeo and Juliet

emotional arc/romantic narrative

Forgetting Sarah MarshallThe Notebook

Elderly love remembered

Romeo and Juliet · Titanic · Remember Me · Ghost

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Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13