Always Shine
2016 · Movie · NR · 85 min · ★ 5.4 · 81% critics
On a trip to Big Sur, two close friends try to reconnect while traveling together. When they end up alone, suppressed jealousies and long-held resentments start to surface, blurring their grasp on each other and on who they really are.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (155 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Always Shine if you enjoy tense, character-driven friendship breakdowns like Watcher, New Life, and Rushed; Not for you if you want a neatly resolved ending or prefer non-violent, purely grounded relationship conflict.
Pros: thought-provoking friendship drama; strong lead performances; watchable low-budget tension | Cons: abrupt ending; unanswered questions; rage-heavy subject matter
Themes
- friendship
- jealousy
- best friend
- woman director
- temporary insanity
- person snapping
Cast & crew
Mackenzie Davis
as Anna
Caitlin FitzGerald
as Beth
Lawrence Michael Levine
as Jesse
Khan Baykal
as Paul
Alexander Koch
as Matt
Michael Lowry
as Vic
Colleen Camp
as Sandra
Jane Adams
as Summer
- JT
Julian Tolentino
as Jack
- MF
Mason Foster
as Joplin
Directed by Sophia Takal