Directed by Zach Braff • 2004 • United States
Starring Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm
Like THE GRADUATE for early-2000s indie kids, the breakout Sundance hit from writer-director-star Zach Braff captures twentysomething angst with a mix of charming comedy and touching sincerity—and made songs by bands like the Shins and the Postal Service mix-CD staples of the era. In the wake of his mother’s death, struggling LA actor Andrew Largeman (Braff) returns home to New Jersey, where he confronts the emotional baggage he’s long suppressed while forging a new connection with Sam (Natalie Portman), a fellow misfit working through some serious issues of her own.
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Nebraska
Directed by Alexander Payne • 2013 • United States
Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June SquibbWhen an increasingly disconnected-from-reality father (Bruce Dern) and his estranged adult son (Will Forte) embark on a journey from Montana to Nebraska to claim a (nonexistent) million-dollar sweepst...
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Margot at the Wedding
Directed by Noah Baumbach • 2007 • United States
Starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack BlackMargot Zeller (Nicole Kidman) is a short-story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of the wedding between her estranged sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and h...
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You Can Count on Me
Directed by Kenneth Lonergan • 2000 • United States
Starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew BroderickCelebrated playwright Kenneth Lonergan first brought his rich, humanist vision to the screen with this soulful look at the complexities of a sibling relationship whose roots are as knotted ...
