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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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"I Want You. I Need You. I Love You. I Miss You."
2011 1h 30m EN
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 1,104
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.
“I Want You. I Need You. I Love You. I Miss You.”
Cast
Anton Yelchin
Jacob Helm
Felicity Jones
Anna Gardner
Jennifer Lawrence
Sam
Charlie Bewley
Simon
Alex Kingston
Jackie Gardner
Oliver Muirhead
Bernard Gardner
Finola Hughes
Liz
Chris Messina
Mike Appletree
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Drake Doremus
- Writers
- Ben York Jones, Drake Doremus
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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MONEY
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Grossed $4M — a 14.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Drake Doremus, shot by John Guleserian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Dustin O'Halloran. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jonathan Alberts 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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Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones and Jennifer Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Drake Doremus directs. John Guleserian behind the camera. Dustin O'Halloran scores. Jonathan Alberts cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Grossed $4M — a 14.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
- 4Released 15 years ago.
- 5Directed by Drake Doremus, shot by John Guleserian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Dustin O'Halloran. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Jonathan Alberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones and Jennifer Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "I Want You. I Need You. I Love You. I Miss You.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt1758692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Guleserian
- Original score
- Dustin O'Halloran
- Editing
- Jonathan Alberts
- Production design
- Katie Byron
- Costume design
- Mairi Chisholm
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $250,000
- Box office
- $3,542,353
- Return
- 1417% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Awards
- Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting
- Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Drake Doremus
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Paramount Vantage
US
- AN
Andrea Sperling Productions
US
Indian Paintbrush
US
Super Crispy Entertainment
US
- AS
Ascension Productions
Key crew
- Executive ProducerZygi Wilf
- Executive ProducerAudrey Wilf
- ProducerJonathan Schwartz
- ProducerAndrea Sperling
- Associate ProducerJames Belfer
- Additional GafferJeffrey Waldron
- ThanksKevin Yorn
- Co-ProducerBrian Buckland
- Executive ProducerSteven M. Rales
- Executive ProducerMark Roybal
- EditorJonathan Alberts
- CastingEyde Belasco
- Production DesignKatie Byron
- Costume DesignMairi Chisholm
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- chair
- customs
- student visa
- parents
- blogger
- complex
- wistful
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-01-22· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical2011-10-28PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Őrülten hiányzolHU
- Šialene zamilovaníSK
- ZamilovaníCZ
- 라이크 크레이지KR
- Como locosES
- Dəli KimiAZ
