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Dave Made a Maze
Why this pick
Like Brigsby Bear, it treats handmade fantasy as a sincere refuge, then finds warmth and emotional growth in bringing that private imaginative world into contact with other people.
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MOVIE2017 1h 37m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Science of Sleep
Why this pick
Its tactile DIY visual inventiveness and gently awkward hero share Brigsby Bear’s affection for people who process overwhelming reality through elaborate, deeply personal creativity.
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Lars and the Real Girl
Why this pick
A similarly tender offbeat character study in which a community meets an isolated man inside his unusual emotional reality rather than reducing him to a joke.
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Be Kind Rewind
Why this pick
Its homemade movie-making, VHS-era affection, and communal creative spark closely echo the joyful sincerity of James turning his beloved show into something shared.
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Safety Not Guaranteed
Why this pick
An eccentric premise is handled with deadpan humor and genuine compassion, gradually becoming a modest, heartfelt story about connection and honoring another person’s inner world.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
James (Kyle Mooney) lives in an underground bunker home with his parents Ted and April Mitchum (Mark Hamill and Jane Adams (actress)), whom he is forced to stay underground with. Ted tells James that the outside world is dangerous to them, and James often watches him leave the bunker with a gas mask on. James is fascinated with an educational children's show called ''Brigsby Bear'' as he owns every episode on VHS Tape and fills his room with memorabilia. One night, he sneaks out only to see several police cars approach the home. The police raid the bunker and James is taken away from Ted and April who are arrested.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kyle Mooney
James Pope
Andy Samberg
Eric
Matt Walsh
Greg Pope
Michaela Watkins
Louise Pope
Ryan Simpkins
Aubrey Pope
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Spencer
Kate Lyn Sheil
Whitney / Arielle Smiles / Nina Smiles
Beck Bennett
Detective Bander