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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
Bujalski’s earlier film shares the loose, low-key realism, awkward flirtation, and emotionally unfinished conversations of Mutual Appreciation, with relationships unfolding through everyday drift rather than plot mechanics.
02
Why this pick
Its handmade Chicago intimacy, overlapping talk, and uncertain romantic geometry closely fit Mutual Appreciation’s interest in young adults feeling their way through attraction and ambivalence.
03
Why this pick
A sharp but affectionate portrait of post-college friends stalled between wit, longing, and adulthood; it matches Mutual Appreciation’s conversational rhythm and gently comic emotional paralysis.
04
Why this pick
This is more lyrical and Southern, but its unguarded performances and attention to the tiny shifts that make a relationship feel secure or fragile should strongly resonate.
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Why this pick
A modest, intimate city film built around extended conversation and tentative connection, with a similarly observant feel for how attraction can carry vulnerability, hesitation, and self-protection.
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01 / THE STORY
The principal characters are Lawrence, Ellie, Alan and Sara. Lawrence, a teaching assistant, and Ellie have been together for about a year. Lawrence loves Ellie, and she outwardly reciprocates while masking her doubts about their relationship. Sara is a radio disc jockey. She meets Alan, a former member of a band called The Bumblebees, at the radio station and invites him to her apartment.
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