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.
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- 6 wins & 14 nominations total
Amara Pedroso
- Maya
- (as Amara Pedroso Saquel)
Brooklyn Ramirez
- Margaret
- (as Brooklyn Sloane Ramirez)
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There is a good bit of sarcastic comedy and wittiness. Honestly starts out a little clunky but I think it's intentional. Great story well acted in unique style by the lead. It's always fun to see a film truly evolve as the characters do and I think that's what you get here as the main actor is also the director and writer. Just a good movie that touches each emotion sometimes in unique and engaging ways.
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.
It's a classic indie film and that's a plus in my book! It's a really nice story and it's perfectly directed, Cooper Raiff did an excellent job! There are some really joyful and humorous moments, really liked Raiff's sense of humour and there also some touching scenes, in particular the one where Raiff and Johnson talk about depression (I cried my eyes out during that scene)! Though I'd like to notify that there's a cringe dialogue between them in another scene later in the movie too! All in all, the movie is definitely worth watching if you love the combination of sentimental and funny!
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 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, ¡a bailar!
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- 1h 47m(107 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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