If I Stay (2014)
Storyline
Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.
Directors
Cast
Michael Adamthwaite, Paul Jarrett, Chelah Horsdal, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gabrielle Rose, Genevieve Buechner, Christine Willes, Aisha Hinds, Donnie MacNeil, John Shaw, Elisa King, Jakob Davies, Joshua Leonard, Lauren Lee Smith, Stacy Keach, Annabel Kershaw, David Orth, Jamie Blackley, Liana Liberato, Aliyah O'Brien, John Emmet Tracy, Mireille Enos, Toby Hargrave, William C. Vaughan, Ali Milner, Gabrielle Cerys Haslett, Adam Solomonian, Arielle Tuliao, Sarah Grey, Giles Panton, Dave Collette, Camille Atebe, Primo Allon, Jameson Trenholm, Alisa Weilerstein, Brett Wise, Steven Jeays, Boyd Ferguson, Sylvesta Stuart, Ben Klassen, Ryan Stephenson, Tom Vanderkam, Tony Dubroy
Trailer
Reviews
83
While I think If I Stay has to do a fair amount of juggling to get its premise to work, there is a cumulative power to it that I found undeniable and earned.
63
Manipulative, contrived, melodramatic — all labels we slap on that most perfectly titled movie genre, “the weeper.” All fit If I Stay like original packaging.
60
Village Voice
[Cutler] approaches all these teenage hyperfeelings with respect and sensitivity. It doesn’t hurt that he has Moretz in his corner.
60
For a drama pretty much aimed at 12-year-old girls, it’s less superficial than you’d expect.
50
Few genuine moments throw into even sharper relief the tedious trappings which surround this, your average teenage tragedy.
