On paper, We Live in Time seems thoughtfully formulated to be the perfect tearjerker for today. John Crowley, the celebrated helmer of the stunning Saoirse Ronan romance Brooklyn, teams with heralded actors/internet darlings Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in a weepy romance of wooing and tragic loss.

The story follows Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) as they navigate years of shared life, with the narrative jumping back and forth in time. Their bond is tested when Almut is diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer, forcing the couple to face tough decisions for themselves and their young daughter.

The actor was off the grid for six days before learning of the horse meme from his upcoming film ’We Live In Time’

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield made one the most emotionally wrecking, tenderly exquisite movies of their careers. But what’s gone viral from “We Live in Time”?

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh's chemistry shines in a new clip from We Live in Time. PEOPLE has an exclusive clip from the romantic drama that shows how Garfield's Tobias and Pugh's Almut first meet.

In the film, Garfield’s and Pugh’s characters fall in love after an unlikely meet-cute involving a car accident. And after watching their press tour, I (and the rest of the internet, clearly) have become convinced that the actors want us to believe that the romance was actually real.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield made one the most emotionally wrecking, tenderly exquisite movies of their careers

Romantic dramas don’t always get the hype they deserve, but that’s not the case for the Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh-led film We Live In Time. Ever since the first look photos dropped, fans have been obsessing over the actors’ tangible chemistry.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield collaborated for the first time on John Crowley’s tearjerker romantic drama We Live In Time, but their connection on set was instantaneous and “magical.” Speaking to Entertainment Weekly,