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IMDb rating 7.3
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Critic rating 7.6

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Critic Mark Keizer
rated 8

If his warm and loose-limbed insights into the current generation are here to stay, too, he can name his movies whatever he wants.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Wendy Ide
rated 6

There’s an undeniable charm to this wry tale...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Beth Webb
rated 8

Raiff’s assured and intelligent writing and direction, paired with the strength of its acting ensemble, make this an irresistibly charming, emotionally rich treat.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Leah Greenblatt
rated 8

...feels like both a fitting showcase for a young auteur like Raiff and a larger marker of how much movie masculinity has evolved: a real-smooth manifesto for the anti-toxic man.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...a fluent and very watchable work...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic David Ehrlich
rated 8

...it’s made all the more affecting because Raiff has the patience and maturity to let his characters map their own way forward.

Read full review at Indie Wire
Critic Shayna Maci Warner
rated 8

...Raiff’s clever script, affable characters and naturalistic direction makes it painless enough to sympathize with someone who can’t moonwalk, but will nevertheless skate on by.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Critic Richard Roeper
rated 8

...you can’t blame a guy for directing himself to the cusp of stardom, can ya?

Read full review at Chicago Sun-Times

Cast & Crew

Cooper Raiff
As Andrew
Cooper Raiff
Director
Brad Garrett
As Greg
Dakota Johnson
As Domino
Leslie Mann
As Lisa
Raúl Castillo
As Joseph
Tommy Lafitte
As Mr. Ron

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"Cha Cha Real Smooth" is a heartwarming and hilarious coming-of-age story about Andrew, a 22-year-old who's stuck in his New Jersey home after college. When he starts working as a party starter for bar and bat mitzvahs, he unexpectedly befriends a young mom, Domino, and her teenage daughter, Lola. As Andrew discovers his passion for making people dance and helping others have fun, he also finds himself falling for Domino. But with their age difference and Domino's engagement to her fiancé Joseph, will their friendship blossom into something more? This feel-good film explores the ups and downs of young adulthood, the importance of family, and the power of living life to the fullest.

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