A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total
Amara Pedroso
- Maya
- (as Amara Pedroso Saquel)
Brooklyn Ramirez
- Margaret
- (as Brooklyn Sloane Ramirez)
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It was a very sweet movie. Made me laugh as well. Glad it didn't have the ending some would've wanted. Not really sure where all the hate comes in, or how this movie has ruined weekends. It was a good enough movie that you didn't have to pay extra for, that's for sure!
This is such a beautiful and heartwarming story!
It was a joy to see how the relationships between all the different characters developed.
It made me smile, made me laugh out loud and made me tear up... It is cheesy at times, but that didn't bother me a bit.
I'm a sucker for these kind of movies. π€·ββοΈ That chemistry between Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raiff...Wow!
Great performances by all.
8,5/10.
It was a joy to see how the relationships between all the different characters developed.
It made me smile, made me laugh out loud and made me tear up... It is cheesy at times, but that didn't bother me a bit.
I'm a sucker for these kind of movies. π€·ββοΈ That chemistry between Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raiff...Wow!
Great performances by all.
8,5/10.
As someone who loved Sh!thouse, I mostly wanted to see what Raiff would do next. Would it feel that real again? Could he find that mix of funny and heartbreaking? Answer: yes. This kid has such a knack for finding connections that feel human - joyous and complicated and cringy and triumphant and sad. Nothing in this movie feels like a stretch. So much happens, and so little happens all at once....for the plot and for the protagonist. I so wanted Andrew to be the best version of himself through it all. I'm excited Raiff has found a way to make this kind of story because we need more of them.
This is the sweetest, freshest, most genuinely heartfelt movie that I've seen in ages.
The script is thoroughly original, warm and witty, and the story unfolds without a false moment or even a whiff of predictably. The direction is sensitive and assured, and the leading man is endearingly winning.
It blows my mind that all of these are the work of the same person: the 25-year-old Cooper Raiff.
If you are reading this, Mr. Raiff, bravo and congratulations! Whoever funded this film needs to give him more money to make more films.
The script is thoroughly original, warm and witty, and the story unfolds without a false moment or even a whiff of predictably. The direction is sensitive and assured, and the leading man is endearingly winning.
It blows my mind that all of these are the work of the same person: the 25-year-old Cooper Raiff.
If you are reading this, Mr. Raiff, bravo and congratulations! Whoever funded this film needs to give him more money to make more films.
This is a very heartwarming film. Cooper Raiff was very charming as the lead, and he literally carried this whole movie on his back. I was surprised to find out he was the director, producer, and editor in addition to being the lead actor. I also love Dakota Johnson's hot streak of delivering great back to back performances in The Lost Daughter and Cha Cha Real Smooth. This is currently my favorite movie of 2022.
Did you know
- TriviaShooting took place mainly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- GoofsWhile Andrew is being interviewed for HLAF, although the interviewer is off camera you can still see his right hand raising toward his mouth. However in the next cut, a closeup of the interviewer, it is the left hand that's covering his mouth.
- Quotes
Andrew: What's it like being depressed?
Domino: I don't know. It feels like... like you remember what better feels like and then you do things that you think will make you feel better but they don't. They make it worse. And the things that I'm really scared of doing are probably the things that will help me the most, but I just can't do them.
- SoundtracksThe Show Goes On
Written by Lupe Fiasco (as Wasalu Jaco), Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Jonathan Keith Brown, Kane Beatz (as Daniel Johnson), and Dustin Brower
Performed by Lupe Fiasco
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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- Cha Cha Real Smooth, Β‘a bailar!
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- 1h 47m(107 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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