based on novel or book,teen angst,late coming of age,gay theme

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012)

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Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents nor his older memoir-writing sister, he decides to reject the beliefs adults try to push on him, starting with the college career that is looming over his last summer in New York, and embarks instead on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means...

Cast & Crew

Director
Roberto Faenza
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    James Sveck Toby Regbo
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    Marjorie Dunfour Marcia Gay Harden
  • Profile picture of Peter Gallagher
    Paul Sveck Peter Gallagher
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    Rowena Adler Lucy Liu
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    Barry Rogers Stephen Lang
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    Gillian Sveck Deborah Ann Woll
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    Nanette Ellen Burstyn
  • Profile picture of Aubrey Plaza
    Jeanine Breemer Aubrey Plaza

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • teen angst
  • late coming of age
  • gay theme