Easy (2016)

Director
Joe Swanberg

Main cast
Jane Adams; Michael Chernus; Dave Franco; Aya Cash; Kiersey Clemons

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Description
This eclectic, star-studded anthology follows diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. First dates, friends with benefits, couples with kids. Whatever your relationship status is, it's always complicated.


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