Manchester by the Sea
Why this pick
Lonergan again builds a raw, morally complicated portrait of grief and responsibility, with emotionally volatile conversations and an unhurried accumulation of consequence.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
Lonergan again builds a raw, morally complicated portrait of grief and responsibility, with emotionally volatile conversations and an unhurried accumulation of consequence.
Why this pick
Its community-wide response to a fatal accident echoes Margaret’s concern with blame, testimony, and private pain, told through a fractured, quietly devastating structure.
Why this pick
For Margaret’s intense, messy emotional authenticity: a woman’s instability strains every relationship, captured in long scenes that refuse easy judgments or tidy release.
Why this pick
A sharply observed adult family drama whose uncomfortable humor, resentments, and tenderness share Margaret’s interest in people behaving badly while remaining painfully human.
Why this pick
A restrained but piercing study of a father and daughter negotiating damage and autonomy, with the same empathy for conflicting needs and resistance to simplistic resolution.
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01 / THE STORY
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Jason Berstone

Emily

Paul

Monica

Becky

Karl
Angie

Bonnie