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Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her

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Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her

2010

1h 26m

4.5(6 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Two sisters, one white and one black, spend a week together at their famous father's summer home. A microscopic examination of the new American family unit, it's a deeply personal film about the human connections that bond us all together.

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4 featured cast members

Starring

Dee Herlihy

Dee Herlihy

Emmie

Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg

Brandon

Jacinda Williams

Kaya

Ryan Andrew Balas

Ryan Andrew Balas

Rowan

Creative team

Directed by: Ryan Andrew Balas
Written by: Ryan Andrew Balas

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