Middle Life

Middle Life is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Pavan Moondi and released in 2025.^[1] The film stars Leah Fay Goldstein as Andie, a new mother dealing with a lack of fulfillment in her marriage, who saves Ryan (Peter Dreimanis) from an accident and subsequently becomes romantically drawn to his free-spirited and fun-loving nature after they meet again a few months later.^[2]

Middle Life
Directed by	Pavan Moondi
Screenplay by	Pavan Moondi
Produced by	Peter Dreimanis Pavan Moondi Jared Raab Leah Fay Goldstein Dean Perlmutter
Starring	Leah Fay Goldstein Peter Dreimanis Luke Lalonde
Cinematography	Jared Raab
Edited by	Pavan Moondi
Music by	Ben Fox
Production companies	Daylight on Mars Pictures Smash Arts
Release date	September 20, 2025 (2025-09-20) (CIFF)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The cast also includes Luke Lalonde, Norah Savada and Colin Burgess.

Production

The film was shot in December 2024 and January 2025 in Toronto and Los Angeles.^[3]

Distribution

The film had its world premiere on September 20, 2025, at the Calgary International Film Festival,^[4] and screened at the 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival in October.^[1]

Critical response

Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail called it a charming romantic comedy that should probably go into Canadian commercial release as part of a double bill with a July Talk concert.^[5]