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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
Raiff’s earlier film shares the tender, unvarnished humor and post-adolescent uncertainty of Cha Cha Real Smooth, following a young man whose loneliness turns a brief connection into something unexpectedly meaningful.
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Why this pick
Its vibrant, intimate portrait of a young adult drifting through work, love, and self-definition matches Cha Cha Real Smooth’s compassion for imperfect people in emotionally complicated transitions.
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Why this pick
A warm, offbeat relationship drama built around boundaries, loneliness, and care between two people at different life stages—similarly funny, gentle, and resistant to easy romantic answers.
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Why this pick
For Cha Cha Real Smooth’s awkward young-adult aimlessness, this offers a rougher, stranger indie-comedy version: an impulsive aspiring cartoonist stumbles through a vividly uncomfortable world of bad decisions.
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Why this pick
It has the same naturalistic warmth and emotional directness, letting a charming but unmoored young man’s connection with a more vulnerable person reveal the limits of his confidence.
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01 / THE STORY
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs — where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Andrew
Domino
David
Lola
Andrew's Mom
Greg
Joseph
