The Daytrippers
Why this pick
A sharply observed New York day-trip comedy with messy relationships, small revelations, and an effortlessly conversational ensemble rhythm close to Person to Person’s loose urban charm.
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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
A sharply observed New York day-trip comedy with messy relationships, small revelations, and an effortlessly conversational ensemble rhythm close to Person to Person’s loose urban charm.
Why this pick
Its unvarnished performances, drifting social encounters, and gently awkward humor share the intimate, casually lived-in feeling of Dustin Guy Defa’s film.
Why this pick
Another literary, distinctly New York indie built from prickly personalities and dry observational comedy, with a similarly unhurried interest in how people talk past one another.
Why this pick
A one-day workplace mosaic whose compassionate attention to side conversations and overlapping minor crises echoes Person to Person’s humane, ensemble-based structure.
Why this pick
A modest, wintry New York character study that finds tenderness and humor in chance encounters, ordinary work, and the fragile rhythms of city life.
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01 / THE STORY
During a day in New York City, a reporter trains a new employee while covering a story about a possible murder where a watch repairman may have important information; a record collector finds a rare piece of vinyl; two brothers track down their sister's ex-boyfriend who posted nude pictures of her online, and a questioning teenage girl explores her feelings when she kisses a boy.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Claire

Phil

Wendy

Jimmy

Buster

The Widow

Janet

Lester