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I Believe in Unicorns

  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • 1h 20m
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6.2/10
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I Believe in Unicorns (2014)
Davina is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new relationship with an older boy. Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure, but the enchantment of her new relationship quickly fades when Sterling's volatile side begins to emerge.
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A road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love.A road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love.A road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love.

  • Director
    • Leah Meyerhoff
  • Writer
    • Leah Meyerhoff
  • Stars
    • Natalia Dyer
    • Peter Vack
    • Julia Garner
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
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    • Director
      • Leah Meyerhoff
    • Writer
      • Leah Meyerhoff
    • Stars
      • Natalia Dyer
      • Peter Vack
      • Julia Garner
    • 21User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Peter Vack and Natalia Dyer in I Believe in Unicorns (2014)
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    Natalia Dyer
    Natalia Dyer
    • Davina
    Peter Vack
    Peter Vack
    • Sterling
    Julia Garner
    Julia Garner
    • Cassidy
    Amy Seimetz
    Amy Seimetz
    • Clara
    Toni Meyerhoff
    • Toni
    Isaac Aceituno
    • Concert extra
    James Cotner
    James Cotner
    • Reverend
    Delano Montgomery
    Delano Montgomery
    • Skater
    Sam O'Gotti
    • Friend
    Johnny Sequoyah
    Johnny Sequoyah
    • Girl on scooter
    Jane Stillwater
    • Biker
    • Director
      • Leah Meyerhoff
    • Writer
      • Leah Meyerhoff
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    • Trivia
      Natalia Dyer was only 16 years old when she filmed I Believe in Unicorns (2014), but was 19 by the time the film was first shown at a film festival.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Davina: There's so much I want to say. But I don't know where to star.

      [pause]

      Davina: Today is my birthday. Today I will learn how to breathe.

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      Written by Luke Wyland

      Published by Sibilant Music

      Performed by AU

    User reviews21

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    7/10
    It's alright, but could be much better
    I Believe in Unicorns, is a nice starting point for director Leah Meyerhoff (it's her first feature film). It has a great leading performance by Natalia Dyer, interesting usage of stop motion animation representing the memories and imagination of the movie's leading girl and an interesting twist on the generally familiar myth of the unicorn. On the other hand, it's not as original as its creator believe, and it has a big problem with the pacing and a smaller problem of the potentially loaded relationship between Davina and her mother, to which the director keeps implying but never really explores, while she does explore the relationship between the young lovers whose direction is figured out long before the movie get's there. When an 80 minutes movie feels too long, it means the director has a problem. Still, for her feature film debut Leah's command of the media is impressive, there's every likelihood she'll get the pace better next time.
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    • Jul 13, 2014

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Even Unicorns Need to Breathe
    • Filming locations
      • Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California, USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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