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2	''Stand Clear of the Closing Doors'' is a 2013 American drama film written by Rose Lichter-Marck and Micah Bloomberg and directed by Sam Fleischner.
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4	While walking home from school, Ricky Garcia (Jesus Sanchez-Velez), a thirteen-year-old autistic boy, runs away from home. He embarks on a days-long journey through the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCitySubway. Above ground, his mother Mariana (Andrea Suarez Paz) and his sister Carla (Azul Zorilla) frantically search for him.
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6	!!''Stand Clear of the Closing Doors'' contains examples of:
7	* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: Ricky disappears in October of 2012. His journey and his family's search occur during the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy.
8	* FiveFiveFive: The missing child poster Mariana makes uses this number.
9	* AccidentalMisnaming: One detective keeps referring to Ricky as Richie.
10	* AndStarring: "As" is used at the beginning of the end credits.
11	* BilingualDialogue: Ricky and Carla speak English at home, while their parents speak Spanish.
12	* BrokenRecord: Ricky mutters "A Train" to himself over and over again, then "G Train" and "I Train."
13	* DisappearedDad: Mariana's husband Ricardo Sr. ([[Creator/TenochHuerta Tenoch Huerta Mejía]]) is MarriedToTheJob and spends almost all his time upstate. He doesn't even come home until days after Ricky's disappearance.
14	* DisappointedInYou: Ricky was able to run away because Carla blew off her responsibility to walk him home. When he doesn't show up, Mariana tells Carla, "I can't even look at you."
15	* TheEndIsNigh: One man on the subway reacts to the approach of Hurricane Sandy by warning people about the end of the world and handing out ComicBook/ChickTracts.
16	* ExiledToTheCouch: Happens to Ricardo Sr. his first night home. He and Mariana have sex on the second.
17	* FoodSlap: One man on a train dumps his drink on Ricky's head as revenge for [[PottyFailure peeing on the floor]].
18	* GoToYourRoom: Grief and worry cause Mariana and Carla to take out their stress on each other. Mariana tells Carla to go to her room after one particularly nasty fight. Carla responds with a DoorSlamOfRage.
19	* HandOrObjectUnderwear: When Mariana and Ricardo are naked after having sex, Mariana's breasts are covered by both of their arms.
20	* HandshakeSubstitute: Ricky and a homeless man fist bump after the homeless man gives Ricky a banana.
21	* AnImmigrantsTale: The Garcias are undocumented, which complicates their search for Ricky.
22	* LensFlare: Used quite a lot.
23	* NoMedicationForMe: Ricky's parents treat his autism with a mysterious cocktail of medication that he refers to as the "evil drink" and resists taking. Mariana thinks he becomes much worse without it, although he doesn't act noticeably different on the subway than at home.
24	* NostalgiaFilter: One person on the subway declares his intention to vote for Romney due to his nostalgia for TheEighties, when things were cheaper.
25	* PottyFailure: The subway bathrooms are closed between midnight and 5 AM, which causes Ricky to pee himself on the train.
26	* RailEnthusiast: Ricky was fascinated by the subway before he ran away.
27	* SensoryOverload: Ricky becomes so disoriented and overwhelmed by everyone's Halloween costumes that he faints.
28	* SkippingSchool: The day before his disappearance, Ricky cuts class to spend the day wandering the beach. He tells the teacher he was sick.
29	* TitleDrop: The title phrase is played twice, once in Spanish and once in English.

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