If I Stay
Live for Love.
Live for Love.
Drama
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2014
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
106 min
Release date:
21 Aug 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$11,000,000
Revenue:
$78,356,170
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The title refers to Mia's fraught decision-should she cling to existence or just give up?-and, well before the end, even loyal viewers will be begging her to hurry up and choose.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
15 Sep 2014
rotten:
Documentarian R.J. Cutler, in his feature debut, joins Moretz in delivering this pap as if it meant something. Cue eye rolling.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep 2014
fresh:
For a drama pretty much aimed at 12-year-old girls, this is less superficial than you'd expect.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
29 Aug 2014
rotten:
The heroine lies in the coma, but the audience may feel brain-dead by the end of If I Stay.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
22 Aug 2014
rotten:
You want these people to have real challenges and messiness. But their lives don't quite feel lived in; they feel exemplary.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Aug 2014