When You Finish Saving the World

When You Finish Saving the World

2023 · 88 min · EN · R · 6.1 (56 votes)
Dir. Jesse Eisenberg · Starring Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Alisha Boe, Jack Justice, Jay O. Sanders · Music Emile Mosseri
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Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.

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This film feels like a painfully honest, yet darkly funny, look at flawed people trying to connect. It’s a cringe-comedy that finds unexpected poignancy in awkward encounters and the search for validation.

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