Nearing Grace

Nearing Grace

2006 · 105 min · EN · R · 5.0 (18 votes)
Dir. Rick Rosenthal · Starring Gregory Smith, Jordana Brewster, Ashley Johnson, David Moscow, Chad Faust, Brian Doyle-Murray · Music John E. Nordstrom

What if the one thing you want is the last thing you need?

DramaRomance

Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace, who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him, and instead wastes time with the uncaring Grace.

VIBE

A tender, melancholic look at adolescent yearning and the sting of first heartbreak. It captures the awkwardness of high school and the confusion of navigating grief while falling for the wrong person.

melancholicyearningawkwardbittersweetsteadyindie dramateen angstcharacter studygriefunrequited lovecoming-of-ageinfatuation
high schoollove triangleteenage crush
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