A dancer keeps moving through New York while friendship, money and adulthood refuse to settle into place. Frances Ha was released in 2013.
Light on its feet but never flimsy, it understands the comedy of not yet having a plan.
Frances Ha is the sort of recommendation that becomes more useful once you know the mood it serves. It is a deliberate alternative to the obvious choice, with enough character to justify making time for it.
Save it for a night when discovery is the point. The best hidden gems do not need to be obscure for obscurity’s sake; they offer a particular texture that the usual front-page options rarely do.
