If I Stay (film)
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| Directed by | R. J. Cutler |
| Produced by |
Denise Di Novi Alison Greenspan |
| Screenplay by | Shauna Cross |
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman |
| Starring |
Chloë Grace Moretz Mireille Enos Jamie Blackley Joshua Leonard Stacy Keach Aisha Hinds |
| Music by | Heitor Pereira |
| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Edited by | Keith Henderson |
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Warner Bros. Pictures(theatrical) 20th Century Fox(home video) |
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106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $78.9 million |
If I Stay is a 2014 American teen romantic drama film directed by R. J. Cutler, based on the novel of the same name by Gayle Forman. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard, Stacy Keach, and Aisha Hinds. It was released on August 22, 2014, grossing $78.9 million worldwide.
Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her family are getting ready to go on with their normal day activities when it is announced on the radio that school has been canceled. Mia's dad Denny (Joshua Leonard) is a teacher and as a result of the snow day does not have to go to work. Mia's mom Kat (Mireille Enos), a travel agent, decides to call in sick and along with her family get on the road to visit Mia's grandparents who live on a farm. It is also revealed that Mia is dating an older, popular up-and-coming rock-star named Adam Wilde (Jamie Blackley).
The story flashes back to Mia's early life with a rocker dad and an inexperienced mom; one day they take Mia to a music class where Mia decides that she wants to start playing the cello. After her parents see that Mia is passionate about the cello they hire a teacher to help her play. Kat is shown pregnant with Teddy (Jakob Davies) whom Mia thinks is the reason for her father's departure from his band.
Years later, an adolescent Mia is still passionate about the cello and is playing at school in the band room where Adam peeks in on her playing, seeing her for the first time, leading him to ask Kim (Liana Liberato), Mia's best friend, about her. Adam then asks Mia out on a date to a cello recital, where they show mutual affection towards one another.
The story flashes back to current time with the family driving to the grandparents' farm when their car collides with an oncoming truck. Mia appears to have an out-of-body experience where she finds herself barefoot and sees her body lying on the road while paramedics are trying to help her and her family. Mia tries to ask a paramedic what is happening, but realizes that no one can see or hear her. Mia, now in the hospital, panics as she does not know the current status of any of her family members when they take her in for surgery. A sympathetic nurse (Aisha Hinds) tells Mia—her physical body, not Mia's spirit, which apparently she cannot see either—that it is up to her whether or not she wants to stay.
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