{{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use list-defined references|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox film | image = Reminders of Him poster.jpeg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Vanessa Caswill]] | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Colleen Hoover]] * Lauren Levine }} | based_on = {{Based on|''Reminders of Him''|Colleen Hoover}} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Colleen Hoover * Lauren Levine * [[Gina Matthews]] }} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!--Per end credits--> * [[Maika Monroe]] * [[Tyriq Withers]] * [[Rudy Pankow]] * [[Lainey Wilson]] * [[Lauren Graham]] * [[Bradley Whitford]] }} | cinematography = Tim Ives<ref>https://www.timives.com/</ref> | editing = Michelle Harrison<ref>https://www.michelleharrisoneditor.com/</ref> | music = [[Tom Howe (musician)|Tom Howe]] | studio = Heartbones Entertainment<br>[[Little Engine Productions]] | distributor = [[Universal Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2026|03|09|Los Angeles|2026|03|13|United States}} | runtime = 114 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2026 |title=''Für immer ein Teil von dir - Reminders of Him'' [12] |url=https://www.fsk.de/detail/?detailid=696e30fcfe3f470f072aa742&stype=single |access-date=January 27, 2026 |website=[[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft]] |language=de}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $25 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 10, 2026 |title='Hoppers' Hopping To $27M In Weekend 2; Colleen Hoover Returns To Big Screen With 'Reminders Of Him' – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2026/03/reminders-of-him-hoppers-box-office-weekend-1236749551/ |access-date=March 11, 2026 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | gross = $89 million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |title=Reminders of Him|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt33714084/?ref_=bo_rl_ti |access-date=May 8, 2026 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite web |title=Reminders of Him|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Reminders-of-Him-(2026) |access-date=May 8, 2026 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref> }}
'''''Reminders of Him''''' is a 2026 American [[romance film]] directed by [[Vanessa Caswill]] from a screenplay by [[Colleen Hoover]] and Lauren Levine, based on the 2022 novel by Hoover. It stars [[Maika Monroe]], [[Tyriq Withers]], [[Rudy Pankow]], [[Lainey Wilson]] (in her film debut), [[Lauren Graham]], and [[Bradley Whitford]].
Paroled from prison six years after being convicted of [[vehicular manslaughter]] of her boyfriend Scotty, Kenna attempts to meet her young daughter born during her incarceration, but faces resistance from everyone except bar owner Ledger, who had been Scotty's best friend. They grow closer, working together to heal past wounds to be able to move forward.
''Reminders of Him'' premiered at Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, and was released in the United States by [[Universal Pictures]] on March 13, 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $89 million against a $25 million budget.
==Plot== <!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summary should be between 400 to 700 words. --> Kenna Rowan pleads guilty to [[vehicular manslaughter]] for a car accident that resulted in the death of her boyfriend, Scotty Landry. Six years later, she is released from prison on [[parole]] and moves back to her hometown. Kenna hopes to meet her five-year-old daughter Diem, whom she gave birth to during her sentence and has been raised by Scotty's parents, Grace and Patrick.
Kenna moves into a [[Subsidized housing|low-income housing complex]], where she adopts a kitten at her landlady's insistence. She also befriends Lady Diana, her younger neighbor with [[Down Syndrome]] whose father is incarcerated. After a fruitless day of job-searching, Kenna wanders into her and Scotty's favorite bookstore, which has been converted into a bar.
Kenna and the owner hit it off, but she declines his invitation to go on a date. She hastily leaves after realizing that he is Ledger Ward, Scotty's lifelong best friend who was in the [[NFL]] during their relationship. Ledger still lives across the street from Grace and Patrick and acts as a surrogate uncle to Diem. Grace, meanwhile, dodges Diem's questions about her mother's absence.
With the help of Anna, a sympathetic grocery store worker, Kenna finally finds a job as a grocery bagger. She stops by the Landry house, but Ledger, who is then leaving, realizes she is Diem's mother. He, Grace, and Patrick still blame Kenna for Scotty's death and bar her from seeing her daughter.
While Grace and Diem are out shopping, they nearly wander into Kenna's store, but Ledger intercepts them and prevents Diem from seeing Kenna. After receiving some advice from his friend and co-worker Roman, he visits Kenna and they kiss. However, she pushes Ledger away, out of fear that they will complicate things further.
After a romantic date, Ledger insists on knowing how the evening of Scotty's death unfolded. Kenna then reads to him from her diary; the accident was caused because both she and Scotty were high, and Kenna was able to free herself from the car. The blood supply to Scotty's arm had stopped, so when Kenna could not find a pulse, she assumed he was dead.
Desperate, Kenna sought help, but no one came to her aid. She was eventually arrested, unconscious, by the police. Overwhelmed with guilt over his death and the fact that she had not known Scotty was still alive, Kenna pleaded guilty. Only afterward did she learn that she was pregnant. Kenna also tearfully reveals that she never got the chance to hold Diem after giving birth, because the latter was born prematurely.
On [[Mother's Day]], Diem expresses a desire to give flowers to her mother, so Ledger delivers a bouquet to Kenna. They go on another date but are discovered by Patrick, who angrily punches Ledger for what he sees as betrayal. Ledger goes to Kenna's apartment but discovers she is packing with the intention of leaving. Unable to make her stay, he steals her diary and delivers it to Grace and Patrick, asking them to read the section on Scotty's death.
After reading the pages, Grace has a change of heart. Visiting Kenna to return the diary, she tells her that Scotty would have wanted her to meet their daughter. Ledger sees Kenna arriving at Grace and Patrick's. They inform him that she is coming for dinner and invite Ledger to join.
A nervous Kenna asks Ledger to come with her to meet Diem. Kenna originally only introduces herself as Ledger's friend but later, while playing, tells Diem that she is her mother. The reconciled family enjoy dinner and Diem falls asleep on Kenna.
Later, Ledger drives Kenna and Diem to the spot where the car crash occurred and they reinstate Scotty's roadside memorial. Kenna had taken it down on her way into town because Scotty did not like memorials. She tells Diem that putting the memorial back up will make Grace happy.
==Cast== * [[Maika Monroe]] as Kenna Rowan * [[Tyriq Withers]] as Ledger Ward * [[Rudy Pankow]] as Scotty Landry * [[Lainey Wilson]] as Amy Matthews * [[Nicholas Duvernay]] as Roman * [[Lauren Graham]] as Grace Landry * [[Bradley Whitford]] as Patrick Landry * [[Jennifer Robertson]] as Ruth Clayton * Zoe Kosovic as Diem Landry * Monika Myers as Lady Diana * Hilary Jardine as Mary Anne Walker * Sara Mattsson as the prosecution lawyer * Rick Koy as Kenna's public defender * Gery Schubert as the judge that presided over Kenna's trial * Daniel Vasquez as a man who gives Kenna a restraining order * Anne Hawthorne as Kenna's estranged and neglectful mother
==Production== In October 2024, [[Universal Pictures]] announced an adaptation of [[Colleen Hoover]]'s novel ''Reminders of Him'' was in the works, with Hoover and Lauren Levine writing the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-universal-release-date-1236109158/|title=Universal Bringing Colleen Hoover's 'Reminders Of Him' To Big Screen; Sets February 2026 Release|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=February 18, 2025}}</ref> Hoover and Levine are also responsible for the production of the film together with [[Gina Matthews]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billington |first=Alex |date=2025-10-21 |title=Maika Monroe & Tyriq Withers Star in 'Reminders of Him' Movie Trailer |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2025/maika-monroe-tyriq-withers-star-in-reminders-of-him-movie-trailer/ |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=FirstShowing.net |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in December of that year, [[Vanessa Caswill]] was announced as director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/reminders-of-him-vanessa-caswill-1236209767/|title='Reminders Of Him': Feature Take Of Colleen Hoover Novel To Be Directed By Vanessa Caswill|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 18, 2024|access-date=February 18, 2025}}</ref> In March 2025, [[Maika Monroe]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/maika-monroe-colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-1236329493/|title=Maika Monroe To Star In Universal's Adaptation Of Colleen Hoover's 'Reminders Of Him'|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 18, 2025|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref> In April, [[Tyriq Withers]], [[Rudy Pankow]], [[Lauren Graham]], Nicholas Duvernay, [[Bradley Whitford]], and [[Lainey Wilson]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/tyriq-withers-maika-monroe-colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-1236363849/|title=Tyriq Withers To Co-Star Opposite Maika Monroe In Universal's Colleen Hoover Novel Adaptation 'Reminders Of Him'|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|first2=Matt|last2=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 9, 2025|access-date=April 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/outer-banks-rudy-pankow-colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-1236370129/|title='Outer Banks' Star Rudy Pankow Joins Universal's Adaptation Of The Colleen Hoover Novel 'Reminders Of Him'|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 16, 2025|access-date=April 16, 2025|archive-date=April 16, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416191721/https://deadline.com/2025/04/outer-banks-rudy-pankow-colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-1236370129/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/reminders-of-him-casts-lauren-graham-grace-landry-1236376043/|title=Lauren Graham Latest To Join Universal's Colleen Hoover Adaptation 'Reminders Of Him'|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/reminders-of-him-movie-casts-nicholas-duvernay-roman-1236377164/|title='The White Lotus' Actor Nicholas Duvernay Joins Universal's 'Reminders Of Him'|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 25, 2025|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425200042/https://deadline.com/2025/04/reminders-of-him-movie-casts-nicholas-duvernay-roman-1236377164/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/reminders-of-him-movie-casts-bradley-whitford-1236379317/|title=Bradley Whitford Joins Universal's 'Reminders of Him'|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 28, 2025|access-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/lainey-wilson-joins-reminders-of-him-movie-1236381268/|title=Country Star Lainey Wilson Set For Universal's 'Reminders Of Him'|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=April 30, 2025|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430165849/https://deadline.com/2025/04/lainey-wilson-joins-reminders-of-him-movie-1236381268/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Filming=== [[Principal photography]] began in [[Calgary]] on April 16, 2025, and [[wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on June 12, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/longlegs-star-maika-monroe-coming-to-calgary-to-film-colleen-hoover-movie/|title='Longlegs' star Maika Monroe coming to Calgary to film Colleen Hoover movie|first=Melissa|last=Gilligan|website=[[CTV News]]|date=March 19, 2025|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419140811/https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/longlegs-star-maika-monroe-coming-to-calgary-to-film-colleen-hoover-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Post-production=== [[Tom Howe (musician)|Tom Howe]] composed the film's score.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Howe Scoring Vanessa Caswill’s ‘Reminders of Him’ |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/10/21/tom-howe-scoring-vanessa-caswills-reminders-of-him |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>
==Release== ''Reminders of Him'' premiered at Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, and was released in the United States on March 13, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=September 18, 2025 |title=Universal Pushes Colleen Hoover Movie ‘Reminders of Him’ Back a Month to March 2026 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/colleen-hoovers-reminders-of-him-movie-moves-to-march-2026-1236374928/ |access-date=September 18, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> It was previously scheduled to be released on February 13, 2026<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-universal-release-date-1236109158/|title=Universal Bringing Colleen Hoover's 'Reminders Of Him' To Big Screen; Sets February 2026 Release|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=February 18, 2025|archive-date=February 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211190959/https://deadline.com/2024/10/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-universal-release-date-1236109158/|url-status=live}}</ref> and February 6.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2025-06-05 |title=Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders Of Him’ Moves Ahead Of Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ In Pre-Valentine’s Day 2026 Frame |url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-release-date-1236424459/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620163712/https://deadline.com/2025/06/colleen-hoover-reminders-of-him-release-date-1236424459/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception== ===Box office=== In the United States and Canada, ''Reminders of Him'' was released alongside ''[[Undertone (film)|Undertone]]'', and was projected to gross {{nowrap|$10–15 million}} from 3,402 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 10, 2026 |title=‘Hoppers’ Hopping To $27M In Weekend 2; Colleen Hoover Returns To Big Screen With ‘Reminders Of Him’ – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2026/03/reminders-of-him-hoppers-box-office-weekend-1236749551/ |access-date=March 14, 2026 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The film made $8 million on its first day, including $1.9 million in Thursday box office previews,<ref name=opening>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2026/03/box-office-reminders-of-him-hoppers-undertone-1236752613/|title=‘Hoppers’ Still Has Teeth With $30M Second Weekend, ‘Reminders Of Him’ Overperforming With $19M+ — Saturday Box Office Update|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 14, 2026|accessdate=March 14, 2026|archive-date=March 13, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260313193714/https://deadline.com/2026/03/box-office-reminders-of-him-hoppers-undertone-1236752613/|url-status=live}}</ref> which led to an $18 million opening weekend. As of May 15, 2026, it has grossed $49 million in the United States and Canada, and $40 million overseas for a worldwide total of $89 million.<ref name="BOM" /><ref name="NUM" />
===Critical response=== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|56|3=114|4=Adapted with admirable restraint and sensitive performances, ''Reminders of Him'' doesn't stir the passions enough to qualify as quality melodrama but does contain a respectable amount of grace notes.|ref=yes|access-date=April 11, 2026}} {{Metacritic film prose|49|29|ref=yes|access-date=March 21, 2026}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while 66% surveyed by [[PostTrak]] said they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>
Eileen Jones of ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'' wrote that the film had "nothing going on but vague sappy fantasies pumped up to hysterical soap opera levels".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Eileen |date=2026-03-17 |title=Colleen Hoover’s Awful Hollywood Reign Has Only Just Begun |url=https://jacobin.com/2026/03/reminders-of-him-movie-hoover |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Jacobin |language=en-US |archive-date=March 18, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260318143948/https://jacobin.com/2026/03/reminders-of-him-movie-hoover/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb title}}
{{Colleen Hoover}}
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