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‘Funny and self-aware’: why (500) Days of Summer is my feelgood movie

The Guardian Culture Monday 02 November 2026, 10:00 UTC By Charlie Lindlar 1 min read
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The latest in our ongoing series of writers detailing their most rewatched comfort films carries special romantic meaningIt is September 2009. Barack Obama is settling into the White House. The global economy is hauling itself gingerly out of the financial crisis.

The latest in our ongoing series of writers detailing their most rewatched comfort films carries special romantic meaning

It is September 2009. Barack Obama is settling into the White House. The global economy is hauling itself gingerly out of the financial crisis. And Keisha has just left the Sugababes.

But more importantly, I am on a first date.

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Barack Obama (PERSON) the White House (LOCATION) Keisha (PERSON)
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