The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
177 audience votes
Key crew
- Ira SachsDirector
- Mauricio ZachariasWriter
- Ira SachsWriter
- Dickon HinchliffeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Greg KinnearBrian Jardine
- Jennifer EhleKathy Jardine
- Paulina GarcíaLeonor
- Michael BarbieriTony Calvelli
- Theo TaplitzJake Jardine
- Talia BalsamAudrey
- Maliq JohnsonUmar
- Anthony A. FlamminioJoey
- Madison WrightJulia
- John ProcaccinoMr. Plummer
- Mauricio BustamanteActing Teacher
- Alfred MolinaHernán
Stills
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Themes
new york citycoming of agebest friendbrooklyn, new york citylandlord tenant relationshipdress shoplife lessonspast due rentmiddle schoolers