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The Big Sick
Why this pick
Its romance feels similarly conversational and unvarnished: comedy grows from awkward honesty, complicated choices, and two people learning how to meet each other as adults.
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MOVIE2014 1h 23m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Why this pick
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Save the Date
Why this pick
This low-key romantic comedy has a similarly offbeat, intimate rhythm, prioritizing complicated feelings and lived-in relationships over conventional rom-com wish fulfillment.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jenny Slate
Donna Stern
Paul Briganti
Ryan
Stephen Singer
Gene
Richard Kind
Jacob
Polly Draper
Nancy
Gabe Liedman
Joey
Ernest Mingione
Waiter
David Cross
Sam