I Believe in Unicorns

2015 1h 20m EN

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6.6

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84%

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 81🍅84%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 2,389

Drama

Synopsis

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Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Natalia Dyer
Davina
Peter Vack
Sterling
Julia Garner
Cassidy
Amy Seimetz
Clara
Toni Meyerhoff
Toni
Johnny Sequoyah
Girl on scooter
James Cotner
Reverend
Delano Montgomery
Skater

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leah Meyerhoff
Writers: Leah Meyerhoff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leah Meyerhoff, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sasha Gordon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Natalia Dyer and Peter Vack and Julia Garner carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leah Meyerhoff directs. Jarin Blaschke behind the camera. Sasha Gordon scores. Michael Taylor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 11 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Leah Meyerhoff, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Sasha Gordon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Natalia Dyer and Peter Vack and Julia Garner carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1141702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.