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Brooklyn
Homesickness doesn't mean you chose wrong. It means you're building a life in two places at once. 🧳💚
Who it's for
Brooklyn treats homesickness as a real, painful stage of moving rather than a weakness.
Feelings it meets
What it is
John Crowley's 2015 film, adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Tóibín's novel, follows Eilis Lacey, a young Irish woman who leaves Enniscorthy for Brooklyn in 1951 in search of better work. At first painfully homesick while working in a department store, she gradually builds a life through night classes in bookkeeping and a romance with Tony Fiorello, an Italian-American plumber.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A sibling's death and grief.
Age: PG-13 (UK 12A)
Things do not change; we change.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Conclusion”
