If you loved The Squid and the Whale, try Kicking and Screaming
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Kicking and Screaming has roughly 4.5× fewer votes than The Squid and the Whale — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. 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 Noah Baumbach, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Squid and the Whale, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Kicking and Screaming is
College grads stall. Grover's girlfriend leaves for Prague. They stall some more.
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