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The Idea of a You

202235mMovieDrama

When two best friends accept a mysterious invitation to a handsome actor’s new Los Angeles home, the line between performance and reality disappears as the night unravels into debaucherous abstract relationship existentialism.

DirectorKailee McGee
WriterKailee McGee
ProducersKate Adams·Rich Costales

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Cast · Directed by Kailee McGee

KA
Kate Adams
Kate
ACAnna Cordell
Anna Cordell
Kailee
WTWhitmer Thomas
Whitmer Thomas
Whit

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