If I Stay
A talented high school cellist and her family embark on a winter visit to her grandparents' farm, where long-buried family secrets and unresolved tensions threaten to surface as her world of music and love begins to unravel.
“Live for Love.”
Synopsis
Mia Hall is a young cellist who once faced a difficult decision: whether to pursue a music career at Juilliard or remain with Adam, her boyfriend and a rock singer/guitarist. Her life changes suddenly when a car accident leaves her in critical condition. While in a state between life and death, Mia must make a choice that will determine the course of her future.
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A crew of 54+ credited
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Edited by Keith HendersonShot by John De BormanScored by Heitor PereiraDesigned by Brent Thomas
Box Office
2014 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$78.3M
US & Canada: $50.5M — 64% of worldwide · International: $27.8M (36%)
Opening weekend: $15.7M — 31% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $20.6M — 41% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,907 theaters
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Also known as
- Wenn ich bleibede
- Si je restefr
- Resta anche domaniit
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Cast & Crew
54 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
33Lauren Lee Smith
as Willow
Adam Solomonian
as Henry
John Emmet Tracy
as Surgeon
Chelah Horsdal
as Liddy
Christine Willes
as Nurse Davis
Arielle Tuliao
as Astrid
Sarah Grey
as Cute Groupie
William Vaughan
as Male EMT
Paul Jarrett
as Surgeon
Giles Panton
as Teddy's Surgeon
Dave Collette
as Orderly
David Orth
as Surgeon for Driver
Camille Atebe
as Nurse
Annabel Kershaw
as Wife of Driver
Toby Hargrave
as Mosh Pit Oaf
Primo Allon
as Punker
John Shaw
as Music Aficionado
Michael Adamthwaite
as Security Guard
Jameson Trenholm
as Skeleton
Donnie Macneil
as Cool Rocker Guy
Genevieve Buechner
as Cute Groupie #2
Alisa Weilerstein
as Herself
Elisa King
as Autograph Girl
Brett Wise
as Bartender
Steven Jeays
as High Five Guy
Boyd Ferguson
as Orderly #2
Sylvesta Stuart
as Security Guard #2
Ben Klassen
as Willamette Stone Band
Ryan Stephenson
as Willamette Stone Band
Tom Vanderkam
as Willamette Stone Band
Tony Dubroy
as Bassist for Nasty Bruises
Aliyah O Brien
as Female EMT
Jessica Rotter
as Mia's Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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2Producers
1Other crew
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