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Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Cha Cha Real Smooth poster
Directed by
Cooper Raiff
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 421 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 22 year old college graduate starts working as a party starter at bar and bat mitzvahs. He connects with a 32 year old mother and her autistic daughter, forming an unusual friendship.

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What happens

Cha Cha Real Smooth is a 2022 American romantic comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by Cooper Raiff. The plot centers on a 22-year-old college graduate (Raiff) who starts making money as a party starter while he also strikes up a relationship with a 32-year-old mother (Dakota Johnson, who also produced the film). The cast also includes Raúl Castillo, Odeya Rush, Evan Assante, Vanessa Burghardt, Brad Garrett, and Leslie Mann. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022, and was released in limited theaters and streaming on Apple TV+ on June 17, 2022. The film received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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