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After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.
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Contemporary, intimate, cool and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Apr 20246/10
**A film about characters and dialogue, made by men and for (some) men.** Watching films with a lot of dialogue allows us, sometimes, to find some very good works in terms of the construction of lines and development of characters. In these films, these elements become the essence that justifies their existence. And we can think of several examples, such as “Before Sunrise”. This film isn't bad either, but it targets a niche audience that I don't find myself in: single men, somewhat bitter and dissatisfied, misogynists and womanizers. I am single, and I feel peacefully satisfied, without a hint of misogyny and never closing doors to love, but also without any despair. And in fact, I haven't set foot in a bar since my college days. As you can see, I'm not the kind of man who could identify with these characters. The plot revolves around three friends, aspiring actors, who seek to make it in challenging Los Angeles. One of them is depressed due to the end of a long-term relationship, and the other two friends decide to take him to bars, to drink and flirt as much as possible. From drink to drink, from one flirtation to another, the conversation between the various characters reveal a
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Cast
- Jon FavreauMike Peters
- Vince VaughnTrent Walker
- Ron LivingstonRob
- Patrick Van HornSue
- Alex DésertCharles
- Heather GrahamLorraine
- Deena MartinChristy
- Katherine KendallLisa
- Brooke LangtonNikki
- Blake LindsleyGirl with Cigar
Crew
- Doug LimanDirector
- Jon FavreauScreenplay
- Doug LimanDirector of Photography
- Justin ReinhardtOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen MirrioneEditor
- Victor SimpkinsProducer
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