Don't Make Me Go

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Don't Make Me Go

"Family is a trip."

2022

1h 50m

6.9(129 votes)

Drama

Overview

A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother who left them long ago.

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10 featured cast members

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John Cho

Max

Mia Isaac

Wally

Kaya Scodelario

Annie

Josh Thomson

Guy Connelly

Jemaine Clement

Dale Angelo

Jen Van Epps

Nicole

Stefania LaVie Owen

Sandra

Otis Dhanji

Glenn

Mitchell Hope

Rusty

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Dr. Felicia Wood

Creative team

Directed by: Hannah Marks
Written by: Vera Herbert
Produced by: Donald De Line
Leah Holzer

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