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Adventureland
Why this pick
Like The Wackness, it turns a stalled summer after school into a funny, tender coming-of-age drift, with messy adult guidance, romantic uncertainty, and an affectionate period soundtrack.
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MOVIE2008 1h 39m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Mid90s
Why this pick
A sun-faded 1990s adolescence told with loose, intimate energy: it shares The Wackness's music-soaked nostalgia, troubled home life, and compassionate attention to a boy seeking belonging.
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DOPE
Why this pick
This is another sharply stylised, music-conscious teen story where social anxiety, friendship and risky dealing collide; its buoyant comic momentum offsets the real pressures facing its young lead.
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Why this pick
Its inventive visual voice and self-protective teenage narrator echo The Wackness's mix of comedy and vulnerability, while a deepening friendship forces emotional honesty without losing its offbeat edge.
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Dazed and Confused
Why this pick
For the loose summer-night hangout feeling and period-specific soundtrack: its ensemble captures teenagers testing identities, flirting, posturing and escaping adult expectations with naturalistic warmth.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In New York City in 1994, Luke Shapiro is trading cannabis (drug) in exchange for therapy from his psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffery Squires. Luke graduates from high school but while Illegal drug trade at a party, he finds out that Justin and other people have gone away for the summer, except him and his classmate, Stephanie, Dr. Squires' stepdaughter. When Luke returns home, he finds his parents arguing over money and their probable eviction.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Famke Janssen
Kristin Squires
Olivia Thirlby
Stephanie
Talia Balsam
Mrs. Shapiro
Joanna Merlin
Grandma Shapiro
Shannon Briggs
Bodyguard #1
Roy Milton Davis
Homeless Man
Jane Adams
Eleanor
Ben Kingsley
Dr. Squires