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The Squid and the Whale
Why this pick
Its literary Brooklyn milieu, brittle relationships, and sharply funny cruelty echo the way Listen Up Philip turns selfishness into painfully intimate comedy.
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MOVIE2014 1h 48m USA
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Why this pick
Perry again uses a retreating friendship and claustrophobic emotional perspective, with Elisabeth Moss delivering the same unnerving mix of volatility, humiliation, and darkly comic observation.
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Margot at the Wedding
Why this pick
A corrosive family visit becomes a chamber piece of intellectual defenses, casual wounds, and uncomfortable laughter—well suited to Philip's acidic interpersonal texture.
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The Last Days of Disco
Why this pick
Its talky, literate social combat and self-deluding young strivers share Listen Up Philip's pleasure in letting witty people expose their own limitations.
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Young Adult
Why this pick
A damaged writer returns home with grand self-regard and terrible judgment; the film matches Philip's caustic humor while retaining a precise, unsentimental eye for emotional mess.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Philip (Jason Schwartzman) is an acclaimed but abrasive young writer waiting for the publication of his second novel. He feels bored of his daily life and his shaky relationship with photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss). In all of this chaos, his idol, veteran novelist Ike Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce), offers him accommodation at his summer home, an isolated place where he might find peace.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jason Schwartzman
Philip
Jess Weixler
Holly
Kate Lyn Sheil
Nancy
Keith Poulson
Josh
Steven Boyer
Parker
Joséphine de la Baume
Yvette
Elisabeth Moss
Ashley Kane
Jonathan Pryce
Ike