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Don't Make Me Go

Don't Make Me Go

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Don't Make Me Go

"Family is a trip."

2022

1h 50m

6.9(131 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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Amazon Prime Video

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Production Companies

Big Beach

De Line Pictures

Amazon Studios

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Cho

John Cho

Max

Mia Isaac

Mia Isaac

Wally

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario

Annie

Josh Thomson

Josh Thomson

Guy Connelly

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Dale Angelo

Jen Van Epps

Jen Van Epps

Nicole

Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen

Sandra

Otis Dhanji

Otis Dhanji

Glenn

Mitchell Hope

Mitchell Hope

Rusty

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Dr. Felicia Wood

Creative team

Directed by: Hannah Marks
Written by: Vera Herbert
Produced by: Marc Turtletaub
Leah Holzer

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