Sacramento (2025)

★ 6.2 1h 29m 58 votes IMDb
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When free-spirited Rickey suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sacramento.

Sacramento

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Cast

Michael Cera
Michael Cera as Glenn Age 37 · Brampton, Ontario, Canada Michael Austin Cera (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children’s television show The Berenstain...
Michael Angarano
Michael Angarano as Rickey Age 38 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor, director, and producer. He became known for his roles in the film Music of the Heart (1999) and the television series Cover Me (2...
Maya Erskine
Maya Erskine as Tallie Age 38 · Los Angeles, California, USA Maya Erskine was born on May 7, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Maya Mano Erskine. She is an actress and producer known for PEN15 (2019), Plus One (2019), and Mr. & Mrs.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart as Rosie Age 36 · Los Angeles, California, USA Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress and filmmaker. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award a...
Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao as Dr. Murray Age 68 · Los Angeles, California, USA ​Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1959) is an American actress of Chinese heritage. Chao's most notable roles are as South Korean refugee Soon-Lee Klinger on CBS' AfterMASH, as Keiko O'Brien on both...
Bunny Levine
Bunny Levine as Mrs. Krenshaw Age 97 · East Orange, New Jersey, USA Bunny Levine has had a passion for entertaining from her earliest memory. At the age of two, she subjected all her relatives to her rendition of the song "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" at every possib...

Audience Reviews

NimaDadashpour Jun 07, 2025
● Anti-Note
• Sacramento, directed by Michael Angarano

The central issue (or rather, the main flaw) of the film lies in the filmmaker’s claim and motivation surrounding the core theme: the rekindling of a friendship between two old friends. This theme remains frustratingly undeveloped before the third act. By “undeveloped,” I don’t mean the film fails to plant the theme entirely (though that too is debatable), but rather, it’s the way it’s introduced that is problematic.

The theme of rekindled friendship gets lost amid the sub-themes: the burdens of adulthood and the fear of facing life’s realities. In fact, from the very beginning and through the character introductions, everything unfolds in an imbalanced and irritating manner.
What’s with the repeated shots of Glenn’s nervous breakdown? Is he mentally ill? What kind of marriage is this?
Another point: why is the filmmaker’s portrayal of this aspect of marital life—linked to the sub-theme—presented in such a way? Are these people truly in love, or has something been imposed on them?

In my view, the women in the film are entirely bodies, not souls—just as the men are essentially children. The two main female characters lack feminine depth, emotion, and decisiveness. They don't even function as proper archetypes.

But let’s consider the film visually for a moment. What’s the difference between the single shots and the two-shots? How much independence and identity do they carry?
I believe the characters are so underdeveloped and undefined that (almost) no frame successfully constructs the sense of a friendship—especially an old one. The images, like the characters themselves, lie. The relationships are blatantly unbelievable and artificial. Even the concern over having a child feels hollow. In reality, none of the film’s themes ever reach the point where the story and characters could genuinely be built around them.

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