Cha Cha Real Smooth
Sounds like standard twee Sundance fare, [but] rest assured -- Raiff and Johnson’s performances turn it into something irresistible and lovely.
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Fresh out of college and without a clear life path going forward, 22-year-old Andrew is stuck back at home with his family in New Jersey. But if there’s one thing that belongs on his nonexistent résumé, it’s how to get a party started, which lands him the perfect job of motivational dancing at the bar and bat mitzvahs for his younger brother’s classmates. When Andrew befriends a local mom, Domino, and her daughter, Lola, he finally discovers a future he wants – even if it might not be his own.
Cooper Raiff writes, directs, and stars alongside Dakota Johnson, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann, and newcomers Vanessa Burghardt and Evan Assante in this tale of unconventional love that brims with emotional honesty.
Cooper Raiff writes, directs, and stars alongside Dakota Johnson, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann, and newcomers Vanessa Burghardt and Evan Assante in this tale of unconventional love that brims with emotional honesty.
Genre
Comedy,
Drama
Runtime
108
Language
English
Director
Cooper Raiff
Producer
Cooper Raiff,
Dakota Johnson,
Ro Donnelly,
Erik Feig
Writer(s)
Cooper Raiff
Cast
Dakota Johnson,
Cooper Raiff,
Evan Assante,
Vanessa Burghardt,
Leslie Mann,
Vanessa Burghardt
Awards:
Winner, Directors to Watch, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
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Tomris Laffly, Harper's Bazaar
On paper, young indie darling-du-jour Cooper Raiff’s latest outing—about the late coming-of-age misadventures of a recent college graduate—might sound like run-of-the-mill Sundance whimsy. But believe the hype around this graceful Audience Award winner, a big-hearted and remarkably mature film that ...
Played at
Glendale 6.17.22 - 6.23.22
Playhouse 7 6.17.22 - 6.26.22
Monica Film Center 6.17.22 - 6.30.22
Town Center 5 6.17.22 - 6.30.22
NoHo 7 6.17.22 - 6.23.22
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