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500 Days of Summer

Title : 500 Days of Summer
Producer : Mark Waters
Director : Marc Webb
Actors : Joseph Gordon Levitt as Tom Hansen
Actress : Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn Chloë Moretz as Rachel Hansen, Tom's younger sister

There is a boy named Tom who works as a writer at a greeting card company in Los Angeles. One day, he meets Summer Finn, the new assistant to his boss. He is attracted to her since he saw her for the first time. They start their first conversation when they were in the same lift. As the time goes by, they are getting closer but she is telling him that she does not believe in true love, and does not want a boyfriend. Tom has no problem with it as long as he can still have a good relationship with Summer.
The relationship grows well until they come to their first fight because Summer thinks that Tom is over protective to her. She doesn’t like it because she thinks he is just her friend, not her boyfriend. But after several days, she comes to his house and finally they say sorry to each other. Everything seems go well after that fight. But on day 290, they end their relationship after they see The Graduate, a film which Tom thinks shows true love. Tom does not take the break up well, and Tom's friends call his younger sister, Rachel, to calm him down.
Summer quits her job at the greeting card company. Months later, they meet at their co-worker wedding party. They talk as usual and Summer decides to invite Tom to a party at her apartment. He attends the party, but leaves when he sees that Summer is wearing an engagement ring. On day 488, they talk at the park. Tom states his lack of understanding towards her actions. Summer explains that he was right about the existence of true love and that she discovered in someone else all the feelings she had never been sure about with him. As she leaves, Tom tells her he really hopes she is happy. Finally, on day 500 Tom decides to apply for a job in some company. He meets a new girl who

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