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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Like King of California, it builds an intimate bond between a guarded young person and an unstable adult, balancing hardship with elaborate, healing imagination and strikingly offbeat visual poetry.
02
Why this pick
A warm, unsentimental portrait of a teenager forced into adult responsibility beside an impulsive parent, with the same mix of instability, comic unpredictability, and genuine mutual care.
03
Why this pick
This shares King of California’s patient, gently eccentric rhythm and affection for isolated people who form a makeshift family without smoothing over their sadness.
04
Why this pick
An emotionally neglected teenager and an unconventional guardian turn a difficult situation into a funny, heartfelt adventure; it has similarly deadpan humor and earned parental tenderness.
05
Why this pick
Its low-key suburban texture and compassionate humor make room for adults who fail and kids who cope, delivering the same modest-scale emotional payoff without melodrama.
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01 / THE STORY
16-year-old Miranda has been abandoned by her mother, and has dropped out of school. She is supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father, Charlie, resides in a mental institution.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Kelly
McDonald´s Manager
Doug
Miranda - Age 9
Security Guard
Applebee´s Manager
Charlie
Miranda
