If you loved While We're Young, try Kicking and Screaming

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Kicking and Screaming has roughly 5.0× fewer votes than While We're Young — 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 sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to While We're Young, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Kicking and Screaming is

College grads stall. Grover's girlfriend leaves for Prague. They stall some more.

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