If you loved The Freshmen, try A Real Job
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 Thomas Lilti, and they both carry the bittersweet, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Freshmen, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What A Real Job is
Benjamin, a PhD student past deadline, takes a middle school subbing gig to avoid his parents' pity. His first class is a rodeo of thrown paper and existential questions no seminar prepared him for. Some saintly coworkers later, he’s grading papers with reluctant respect.

