When a movie called The Threesome first showed up in Ruby Cruz ’s inbox, she didn’t bat an eyelash over the suggestive title. In fact, she felt it was rather fitting considering she made her feature debut in Emma Seligman’s lauded sex comedy, Bottoms .

The title of director Chad Hartigan and writer Ethan Ogilby’s romantic dramedy might create a barrier to entry for some viewers, but the well-received indie’s equal balance of laughter and emotion is well worth an open mind. Cruz plays Jenny Brooks, a sheltered grad school student who works at a nonprofit soup kitchen. In the midst of being stood up at a restaurant, she’s approached by Jonah Hauer-King’s Connor Blake, who, as a former employee of the establishment, was encouraged by his bartender friend to cheer her up. That’s not h

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