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Happy-Go-Lucky
Why this pick
Like Our Idiot Brother, it centers on an unusually open-hearted protagonist whose cheerfulness disarms others, balancing loose comic encounters with a sincere belief in kindness.
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MOVIE2011 1h 30m USA
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Why this pick
Its offbeat family comedy finds warmth in damaged sibling relationships, pairing awkward humor with emotional candor in a similarly humane, unpretentious tone.
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Please Give
Why this pick
Nicole Holofcener's dry, intimate comedy similarly observes self-involved yet recognizable people with empathy, letting small moral stumbles create humor rather than cruelty.
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The Big Sick
Why this pick
It shares the relaxed, character-first comic rhythm and generous emotional outlook, using family friction and awkward honesty to build warmth without turning sentimental.
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Land Ho!
Why this pick
This breezy, lightly improvised road comedy has the same fondness for eccentric, well-meaning people and lets companionship, digressions, and small revelations carry the story.
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01 / THE STORY
Everybody has one
Ned Rochlin (Paul Rudd) is a Biodynamic agriculture farmer living with his girlfriend, Janet (Kathryn Hahn). While selling produce at a local market, Ned sells marijuana to a uniformed police officer due to the officer's claim that he had a stressful week, which made Ned feel sympathetic after initially being skeptical. Ned is then arrested on a charge of selling drugs.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Paul Rudd
Ned Rochlin
Emily Mortimer
Liz Rochlin Anderson
Kathryn Hahn
Janet Ziebell
Shirley Knight
Ilene Rochlin
Janet Montgomery
Lady Arabella Galloway
Sterling K. Brown
Omar Coleman
Bob Stephenson
Officer Washburn
Peter Hermann
Terry