Summary
Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+23)
Critics 92Audiences 69GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer97%
Metascore86
User score7.6
Letterboxd · 11 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.7
Audience score63%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+4Released
2016
August 5, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Brazil
Greece- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 19 more30 people
- Greg KinnearBrian Jardine
- Jennifer EhleKathy Jardine
- Paulina GarcíaLeonor
- Michael BarbieriTony Calvelli
- Theo TaplitzJake Jardine
- Talia BalsamAudrey
- Maliq JohnsonUmar
- AAAnthony A. FlamminioJoey
- MWMadison WrightJulia
- John ProcaccinoMr. Plummer
- MBMauricio BustamanteActing Teacher
Alfred MolinaHernán
Ching Valdes-AranPilar
Stan CarpSal Bartolini
Stella SchnabelNina
Yolonda RossArkadina- LCLeah C. GardinerDirector
- DJDerek JohnsonLuke
- TDTeeka DuplessisEva
Clare FoleySally- RNRenaldo NapolitanoClassmate
Elia Monte-BrownBianca
Chinasa OgbuaguValentina- ASAlden SongClub DJ
Directing · 2
- Ira Sachs Director, Writer, Producer
- Veronica Lupu Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Mauricio Zacharias Writer
Production · 42
- Lars Knudsen Executive Producer
- Jay Van Hoy Executive Producer
- Rodrigo Teixeira Executive Producer
- Sophie Mas Executive Producer
- Hugh Schulze Executive Producer
- David Kyle Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Óscar Durán Director of Photography
- Jeong Park Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Affonso Gonçalves Editor
- Mollie Goldstein Editor
Sound · 4
- Dickon Hinchliffe Original Music Composer
- Damian Volpe Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Dan Bricker Sound Mixer
- Andy Kris Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 6
- Alexandra Schaller Production Design
- Ilya Abulkhanov Main Title Designer
- Emily Deason Set Decoration
- Lauren Crawford Set Dresser
- Ramsey Scott Art Direction
- Dani Broom-Peltz Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Eden Miller Costume Design
- Naomi Raddatz Makeup Artist
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