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Medicine for Melancholy (2009)

NR ★ 6.1/10 88 min Drama, Romance United States English
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: Barry Jenkins
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Description

Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.

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Top Cast

Wyatt Cenac
Wyatt Cenac Micah
Tracey Heggins
Tracey Heggins Jo
Elizabeth Acker Housing Rights Committee Member
Melissa Bisagni
Melissa Bisagni Cassandra Jay
DeMorge Brown
DeMorge Brown MOAD (voice)
Powell DeGrange Housing Rights Committee Member
Chida Emeka Housing Rights Committee Member
John Friedberg Housing Rights Committee Member

Medicine for Melancholy Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #1177

Critic Curated

Slates The New Black Film Canon The 75 Greatest
Slate Magazine #44
The Ringer The 30 Best Truly Independent
The Ringer #17

Movements

Mumblecore
Letterboxd #34

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