In We Live in Time Garfield and Pugh portray couple Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh), who have a unique meet-cute after she accidentally hits him with her car. The movie chronicles their blossoming romance as well as the changes in their relationship — which is upended by Almut's cancer diagnosis — over the years.

The two stars can’t overcome this film’s timid, time-hopping marriage story.

The following contains mild spoilers for "We Live in Time" The generically titled “We Live in Time” is a life-affirming story about Almut (Florence Pugh), a chef, bravely facing cancer. But viewers may be more inclined to weep at how this would-be tearjerker relies on its remarkable star to uplift an otherwise insufferable film.

Here's how, when, and where you can watch We Live in Time in theaters, as well as when you can expect it on streaming.

John Crowley's out-of-sequence romance has flashes of emotional heft but this is a film that thinks it's more important than it is.

It’s not a surprise given he directed the equally character-driven “Brooklyn.” But even though the screenplay from Nick Payne offers fine moments, what really makes us fall in love with “Live in Time” are Pugh and Garfield.