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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Like Beach Rats, it observes queer adolescence under suffocating social pressure with restraint, empathy, and an intimate focus on the compromises a young person makes to survive.
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Why this pick
Its tactile, emotionally interior filmmaking and fragmented coming-of-age structure echo Beach Rats’ attention to masculinity, desire, isolation, and the cost of hiding oneself.
03
Why this pick
A dreamy, street-level portrait of young men seeking intimacy and escape, balancing vulnerability with danger in a way that resonates with Beach Rats’ nocturnal emotional drift.
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Why this pick
This intimate Brooklyn coming-of-age drama shares Beach Rats’ quiet observational style and acute sense of a teenager negotiating desire, family expectations, and conflicting public selves.
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Why this pick
Its raw, unsentimental closeness to a young man moving through anonymous encounters recalls Beach Rats’ bodily vulnerability and refusal to offer easy emotional resolution.
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01 / THE STORY
On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men. When his chatting and webcamming intensify, he begins meeting men at a nearby cruising beach while simultaneously entering into a cautious relationship with a young woman. As Frankie struggles to reconcile his competing desires, his decisions leave him hurtling toward irreparable consequences. Eliza Hittman’s award-winning Sundance hit is a powerful character study that is as visually stunning as it is evocative.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Frankie
Simone
Donna
Joe
Alexei
Edgar
Jersey
