Comedy, Drama
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Family Outing
The Vicious Kind
The Hours and Times
Jake's Closet
Sign
Langit Mo Kaligayahan Ko
Can't Live Without You
The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin
The Good Friend
Night of Love
Brother and Sister
Fathers
Violet Nights
Matinee Baby
Alex: The Life of a Child
Chicken
The Pollen of Flowers
Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women
The Kiss List
A Zed & Two Noughts
SIMILAR MOVIES
Family Outing
IMDB 1 | Feb , 2001
A young man is surprised by what he discovers in his first trip to the baths.The Vicious Kind
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 2009
A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.The Hours and Times
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 1991
A fictionalized account of what may have happened when John Lennon and Brian Epstein went on holiday together to Spain in 1963.Jake's Closet
IMDB 4.1 | Oct , 2007
Jake's Closet takes you back through childhood in a suspenseful and deeply moving story that dives deep into the mind of a little boy under the stress of a fractured family.Sign
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 2016
'SIGN' is a short film that tells, through vignettes, music, and sign language, the story of a relationship between Ben, a hearing man, and Aaron, who is deaf.Langit Mo Kaligayahan Ko
IMDB 2.5 | Jan , 2004
This sensual drama depicts the story of an inseparable couple trying to cope with the obstacle in life.Can't Live Without You
IMDB 5.9 | Jun , 2022
A gay gym teacher wants to be a father and when his boyfriend's sister, a former addict, comes back on the scene there is now a possible solution.The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin
IMDB 3 | Feb , 2023
From a swimming pool in Brazil to the back seat of a car in Germany via an apartment in the early hours of the morning where three men dance to the beat of wild passions, here are four stories about the marks that can be left when skin touches skin. Even in brightness, some shadows will always linger. The 4 short films are: Offline [Desconexo] (2020); Hedon (2019); Adán & Esteban (2022); Private Photos [Fotos Privadas] (2020).The Good Friend
IMDB 5.5 | Oct , 2017
Marcos confesses to Esteban that his relationship with his girlfriend doesn't excite him anymore. That night both will discover the limits of their friendship.Night of Love
IMDB 2.3 | Jul , 2018
Yonatan abandons the army in an attempt to reunite with his ex-boyfriend. After it turns into a failure, he finds himself alone in Tel Aviv, without a place to sleep. Broken and confused, he goes on a wild night's journey looking for consolation.Brother and Sister
IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2016
Neukölln, a trendy district in Berlin. Living space is scarce here. Without surety, proof of credit worthiness and salary there is no chance at all now. Thies knows this game; he works for a real estate management company and watches that the rules are upheld - until he meets Bruno and Sonja. He provides the dissimilar siblings with a flat free of charge on the quiet. And enters into an affair with the brother. Step by step he becomes more deeply immersed in the secret of the "siblings". A Berlin film about a loner who gets caught up. About a couple with unclear residency status. About a city everyone wants to live in.Fathers
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2016
A gay couple faces personal challenges and society's expectations when their adopted son starts grade school and notices his family's unique dynamic.Violet Nights
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2024
A short film about a transgender woman getting an Uber home after a night out when the drive soon turns tense.Matinee Baby
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2024
In this raunchy and outlandish queer comedy, best friends Robby and Noah-Lee – employees at Portland's historic Clinton Street Theater – find themselves confronted by a parade of increasingly wacky, genre-tinged suitors.Alex: The Life of a Child
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 1986
Based on true events, 'Alex: The Life of a Child' follows former 'Sports Illustrated' writer Frank Deford and his wife Carole when their happy, all-American family is rocked to the core when their baby daughter Alex is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. While CF sufferers were almost certainly doomed to an early death in the Seventies, Alex grew into a child who showed remarkable courage and strength in face of her illness. Her loving family were quick to rally around her, determined to show the same bravery as the little girl as they supported and cherished her through life and struggled to move on after her death at the tragically young age of eight.Chicken
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2001
Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?The Pollen of Flowers
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1972
Se-ran, the mistress of Hyeon-ma, lives in a massive traditional-style house called "Blue Mansion"in the suburbs of Seoul with her sister Mi-ran and their maid. One day, Hyeon-ma comes to the house with his newly-employed handsome male secretary/secret lover Dan-ju.Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1984
Ki-rye, from a respectable but poor family, is married off to the deceased son of a powerful government official. Her father-in-law takes pity on her miserable and lonely condition and helps her to run away. She becomes a servant in Minister Choi's house. She marries again to a low-level noble, but finds herself in dire straits when it appears that she is unable to produce a male child to carry on the bloodline.The Kiss List
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2023
High-school student Camille Collins finds herself in a social media spin-out after her crush, Dylan, spreads rumors that she’s a bad kisser. So, Camille creates a “kiss list” to prove Dylan wrong and find her one true love. Her plan derails early and often, with social media meltdowns and backlash from classmates, her best friend, Liam, and her single mom, who struggles with her daughter’s bisexuality. Adapted from Sara Jo Cluff’s young-adult book of the same name.A Zed & Two Noughts
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1985
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.