The Map That Leads to You is a 2025 American romantic drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by J.P. Monninger, and stars Madelyn Cline, KJ Apa, Sofia Wylie, Madison Thompson, Orlando Norman, and Josh Lucas.
Heather Mulgrew's European adventure with her two college friends takes an unexpected turn upon meeting New Zealand backpacker Jack-sparking an unforeseen romance neither of them saw coming.
Released by Amazon MGM Studios onto Amazon Prime Video on August 20, 2025, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics.
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Before taking a banking job in New York City, Heather Mulgrew, after graduating from college in Boston, travels to Europe with her friends Amy and Connie. On the night train to Barcelona, she meets Jack, a New Zealander who is following the diary of his great-grandfather, who was stationed in Europe after World War II. The two are reading the same book, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, so begin to discuss it.
They arrive in Barcelona, where Amy mentions they have been invited to a nightclub by Viktor, with whom Amy hooked up on the train. Jack goes to the club to meet Heather, along with his friend Raef, who Connie takes an interest in. Hitting it off, Jack and Heather break into a tower of the Barcelona harbor cable car, where they kiss. The next day, Amy shows up with her money, passport, cell phone, and jacket stolen by Viktor. Jack, Raef, Heather, Amy, and Connie search for Viktor and retrieve the items from him. They go on a short trip down to Cadaqués with the money they took from the thief Viktor's residence.
