3) Gwen Stacy
After a major supporting role in Into, Across is arguably just straight up as much Gwen’s movie as it is Miles’. And in being so, we get to see an excellent arc for her as she comes to terms with her own desires for longing and family in an environment where her father is, for the opening duration of the movie, staging a manhunt for her. Gwen’s need for family driving her into the arms of Jess and Miguel makes sense, but even in that moment of pain—and the hurt she in turn causes Miles by keeping him unaware of the secrets surrounding him—she’s quick to realize just how south things are going, and that she’s better of sticking to her gut than standing with the dodgy people who offered her a potential safety net.
