As You Are
2016 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.9 · 68% critics
Set in the early 1990s, this drama follows three teenagers whose friendship is revisited through conflicting memories during a police investigation. As different versions of the past emerge, the story explores closeness, tension, and how people remember the same events in different ways.
Also known as As a Friend
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (109 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to thoughtful coming-of-age dramas about friendship and memory, especially if titles like We Grown Now or Princess Cyd appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a clear-cut mystery.
Pros: layered memory structure; intimate teen friendship; strong 1990s backdrop | Cons: limited plot detail; potentially heavy mood; fragmented storytelling
Themes
- child abuse
- coming of age
- murder
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- gun violence
- abuse
- 1990s
- boys' love (bl)
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize · 2016
Cast & crew
Owen Campbell
as Jack
Charlie Heaton
as Mark
Amandla Stenberg
as Sarah
John Scurti
as Detective Erickson
Scott Cohen
as Tom
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Karen
- AL
Annemarie Lawless
as Margaret
Andrew Polk
as Jeff
Billy Thomas Myott
as James
- JR
John Romeo
as Gas Station Attendant
Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte