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Why this pick
Like Little Manhattan, it treats first love with unusual sincerity and wit, letting youthful certainty, family friction, and small everyday encounters feel emotionally enormous.
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MOVIE2005 1h 24m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Little Manhattan
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
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Its story of determined young romantics shares Little Manhattan’s child-height view of adult complications, tender comic tone, and pleasure in exploring a vividly observed world.
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Why this pick
This gentle, romantic adventure similarly gives a young crush full cinematic gravity while keeping the adults, city wandering, and innocent grand gestures warmly funny.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
For Little Manhattan’s precocious romantic intensity and playful urban sophistication: this is another funny, compassionate portrait of a boy pursuing outsized love amid adults with messy lives.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Gabe, an adventurous young boy, lives in Manhattan with his two parents who are on the verge of divorcing. Gabe spends most of his free time exploring the city on his scooter. His daily exploits are followed and encouraged by the friendly concierge at his building.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Josh Hutcherson
Gabe
Charlie Ray
Rosemary
Bradley Whitford
Adam
J. Kyle Manzay
Master Coles
John Dossett
Mickey Telesco
Talia Balsam
Jackie Telesco
Tonye Patano
Birdie
Cynthia Nixon
Leslie