if kindness was a movie it would be this one

Was curious to see how this would hold up to a second viewing. Given that I cried MORE this time, I'm gonna say it held up pretty well. I definitely underrated John Gallagher Jr. the first time around, he's definitely on par with Brie Larson in this movie.

Screw it, I'm giving it the extra half star.

57/100

A.V. Club review. A superlative (if pretty earnest) community portrait that unfortunately gets hijacked by hackneyed screenwriting-manual nonsense. I was in NYU's Dramatic Writing program in the '90s, and this is exactly the kind of thing that kids get taught in screenwriting classes.

"I just don't feel like Grace's problems are really relevant to the work she's doing. What if...she started working at Short Term 12 because [incredibly dumb spoiler]? That would explain her obsession with, what's the young girl's name, Jaden?"

"But the last thing I want to do is explain it. That's lame. Why does everything have to be so mechanistic?"

[Entire class stares at you blankly, except Harmony Korine who's carving something into the arm of his desk with a ballpoint pen.]

every single lying ass bitch who suggested this in my 'rec me some cute lil indies' list owes me a hundred dollars and a fucking hug i have a thesis paper to do i cant be crying about an entire foster home at 5pm on a monday

Brie Larson just had to go and invent acting like that didn't she

please protect rami malek he is just trying his best

The nicest movie I've ever watched

watched at homero's with homero and sofie av

will somebody teach the hollywoods about mandated reporting

i cried a lot

protect brie larson at all costs

A mature, empowering indie drama that really deserved more attention than it did. Short Term 12 expertly tackles complex topics like domestic abuse and self-harm with genuine empathy; it does not try to sugarcoat the bad, but also highlights the capacity for positive change given ample kindness and opportunity. The casting directors have an impressive eye for talent, assembling a cast of exceptional pedigree, including future Oscar-winners (Larson, Malek) and rising stars (Dever, Stanfield).

Yes please, a very good movie was had by all.

GIVE 👏 BRIE 👏 MORE 👏 BATS

would like a hug from the short term 12 workers pls and thank u

Was on the verge of tears for the duration of the film. Brie Larson should’ve won the Oscar for this.