Kicking and Screaming
Anxiety loves company.
1995 · 96 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to escape their university's pull. Nobody wants to make any big decisions that would radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, the professional student who tends bar and is in his tenth year of university studies.
Directed by Noah Baumbach · Written by Noah Baumbach
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Cara Buono Kate -
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Eric Stoltz Chet - S Samuel Gould Pete
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Catherine Kellner Gail - J Jonathan Baumbach Professor
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