If you loved Because of Winn-Dixie, try Anywhere but Here
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Wayne Wang, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Because of Winn-Dixie, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Anywhere but Here is
Here's a film about mothers and daughters, for those of you who like that sort of thing. A restless single mother drags her reluctant daughter from Wisconsin to Los Angeles, chasing elusive dreams of stardom. It commendably manages to avoid any actual Hollywood success.
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