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Little Athens

2005 · 103 min Romance Comedy Drama
3.6 / 10 · TMDB

A day in Athens, Arizona, as teens and twenty-somethings navigate life without a compass. Jimmy has gambling debts and sees a chance to steal and sell a dead-man's stash of drugs. The corpse's cousin smells a rat. Jessica, who is babysitting, abandons her charge to seek someone to defend her from a boyfriend angry that he's caught an STD. Corey is responsible for his teen sister, and he and his pal Pedro have been evicted, so they plot to steal a car, sell it, and get back in their apartment. Heather, an EMT, thinks her cop boyfriend is cheating, and she confides in her best friend. There's a party that night where all comes to a head.

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Year 2005
Genre Romance, Comedy, Drama
Director Tom Zuber
Runtime 103 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.6/10 (17 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs a mosaic of small-town life by intertwining multiple storylines of young adults seeking shortcuts through their messy realities. It relies on sharp editing and naturalistic dialogue to convey a sense of desperate, compass-less navigation through debt, betrayal, and eviction.

What lingers after viewing is the bitter irony of each character's flawed schemes colliding at a single party. A darkly comedic reminder that escape plans often lead back to the same starting point. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tom Zuber

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Watch with a group attuned to cynical humor and intersecting narratives. Perfect for indie movie night.

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