Other People (2016) on Netflix
David Mulcahey leaves New York for Sacramento to care for his mother Joanne, who has cancer. At home he feels like a stranger, and his father will not accept his sexuality.
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- IMDb6.8/1013,102 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes85%
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Plot summary
A comedy writer in New York, David Mulcahey has just broken up with his boyfriend, Paul. He returns to Sacramento to help his mother, Joanne, who has been diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer. The year that follows puts David back in the house where he grew up. His conservative father, Norman, has never accepted that David is gay, and David's two younger sisters, Alexandra and Rebeccah, are distant from him. To keep from upsetting his mother, David lets the family believe that he and Paul are still a couple. He also seeks out Gabe, a friend from high school, and gets to know Gabe's adopted brother Justin.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Other People (2016)
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SPOILER
Chris Kelly deliberately opens the film by showing Molly Shannon's character dying, saying he did not want the movie to hinge on whether she lives, and that it sets the tone for the rest of the film.- Molly Shannon was an early choice for Chris Kelly, although his managers expressed doubt from an early stage that it would happen.
