Like Sunday, Like Rain

"Some gifts come in extraordinary packages."

2014 1h 44m EN

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Synopsis

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A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.

“Some gifts come in extraordinary packages.”

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Cast

Leighton Meester
Eleanor
Debra Messing
Barbara
Billie Joe Armstrong
Dennis
Julian Shatkin
Reggie
Georgia X. Lifsher
Sylvia
Olga Merediz
Esa
J. Smith-Cameron
Mary
Tamara Torres
Bolia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Whaley
Writers: Frank Whaley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Whaley, shot by Jimi Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Miran Miošić shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Leighton Meester and Debra Messing and Billie Joe Armstrong carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some gifts come in extraordinary packages.".

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IMDB entry: tt3104818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Frank Whaley directs. Jimi Jones behind the camera. Miran Miošić cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Frank Whaley, shot by Jimi Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Miran Miošić shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Leighton Meester and Debra Messing and Billie Joe Armstrong carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Some gifts come in extraordinary packages.".
6IMDB entry: tt3104818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jimi Jones
Editing: Miran Miošić
Costume design: Kama K. Royz
Makeup / hair: Emma Strachman
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $28,208
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)

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Reno2015-09-14
★ 8/10
Being pro nanny isn't an option to babysit some kids. I don't know how many you will agree with me that it was an underrated movie of the year. This film was so poetic, very unusual theme, but you have to understand it, otherwise it will be a plain babysitting movie. I believe as the filmmaker said, it was inspired by the real and so tried to be true as much as possible. The entire film was shot in just 20 days and there's no compromise in quality or the performances. It was a tight call, to label it as a coming-of-age movie, because the definition does not match as the boy in the film was very matured, but only the end answers for that. It all begins with a 23 year old Eleanor, who broke-up with her boyfriend, at a same time lost the job. Standing in the middle of the street knowing nothing about what to do next, luckily a job offer comes her way. A temporary nanny job, to look after a 12 year old wealthy prodigy, Reggie. Subsequently the true narration begins where these two spend those two months together. "Welcome to the weirdness. I'm just trying to navigate a course towards safety & sanity best way I know how." I have seen many movies of Leighton Meester, but not that at least one pops-out of my mind, other than maybe 'The Roommates'. This film might not bring her any awards, but definitely remembered for her simple and perfect character display. I have never seen this boy before, he was just a movie old and awesome as a genius boy. The screenplay was very naturalistic, sensitive, no twists, no sideshows, whatsoever to distract from the main focal point. There's only one perspective where the story flows in one direction, i.e., these two characters. Only the end splits as similar to the opening sequences like the before they came together. The movie reminded me 'Uptown Girls', except the boy in place the girl. Only for the one reason, because in both the film the kids were very smart and matured more than their nannies. One film was a comedy-drama and the other one was a music-drama. But like I earlier mentioned, the end scene leaves a new dimensional meaning of the movie you have watched and understood from the initial parts. It runs at the pace of a snail, so requires patience, but the music was so sweet that you might adapt the slow narration and drift till the end like I did. The film is not proving anything, but just an another perspective of one of the human emotion from the millions relating to the relationship and its uncertainty. The best way to get the movie is trying to understand the fusion of the characters from their mentality, not by the physical appearances. I suggest simply to skip it if you are looking for an entertainment or the inspiration, because it is none of that. An ordinary flick with an emotional conclusion and only a very few would end in happy of seeing it. 7.5/10
Dawn Nelson2016-05-22
★ 10/10
Heartwarming and charming, a refreshing take on life.