An Autumn Romance

Right now you can watch An Autumn Romance in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Hoopla — and the writing holds up regardless of the format's reputation. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 167 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. A harder one to justify skipping than to start. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

There is a reason An Autumn Romance keeps coming up in conversation. The look of An Autumn Romance gets people in the door, but the writing is what keeps them there. When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who wants to renovate it. Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2021. The animation style is distinctive enough to be immediately recognisable, but it is the writing underneath that keeps viewers coming back for more. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

If you have been sleeping on An Autumn Romance because of the format, the format is not the issue here. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. The writing operates at a level the format's reputation does not fully prepare you for. Adult animation that actually works for adults.