Short Term 12 (2013)

Recommended by Clara

I love this movie. The acting from everyone (an early career Rami Malek included!) is incredible, and the story is genuinely moving. TW: sexual abuse of children.

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Darragh

@darragh4444Aug 17, 2026

This was great- thanks for recommending it. So well written and acted.The scene with Jayden and Grace when Jayden is telling her children’s story was amazing and hard..

Eric Heiman

@ericfheimanAug 18, 2026

Super underrated film. Saw a preview screening of it upon release and was just blown away. Am I right that the writer/director just directed the new Spider-Man movie? Whut?

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Short Term 12

Kathryn Kelly

“Short Term 12 (2013) Written & Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton This has been one of my top films since it came out. Brie Larson, Lakeith Stanfield, and Rami Malek before anyone knew their names, in a small film about a group home for at-risk teens. Quiet, tender, heartbreaking. The Globe and Mail called it "an understated exploration of empathy" and I’m not sure I can say it any better than that”