CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1996
The Daytrippers posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1996 1h 27m CAN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Like The Daytrippers, it finds sharp comedy and real tenderness in everyday New York relationships, with conversational scenes that let romantic uncertainty and friendship quietly accumulate.

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Its loosely intersecting, one-night structure shares The Daytrippers’ pleasure in following ordinary people through emotional detours, balancing awkward humor with a wistful sense of possibility.

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A perceptive ensemble comedy-drama about family members needling, supporting, and misunderstanding one another; its dry humor and unforced emotional honesty closely suit The Daytrippers’ domestic texture.

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It has the same humane eye for messy urban relationships and the small compromises people make, delivering cringe, warmth, and comedy without turning anyone into a simple villain.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Eliza (Davis) discovers a love letter that may prove that her husband (Tucci) is having an affair, so she decides to go to New York City and confront him. Her family, including her sister, Jo, and her live-in boyfriend, Carl, as well as her parents, Jim and Rita, go along for the ride in the family station wagon from Long Island, New York.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Eliza D'Amico

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Jo Malone

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Carl Petrovic

Pat McNamara

Jim Malone

Marc Grapey

Marc Grapey

Aaron

Stephanie Venditto

Cassandra

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Louis D'Amico

Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Rita Malone