The Edge of Seventeen

You’re only young once... is it over yet?

Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for a high school junior, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother starts dating her best friend. All at once, she feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all. Note that this film received an R (equivalent to 16 here) rating in the USA.

102 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language).
Comedy, Drama.

Are those for me?...

Credits

Cast	Hailee Steinfeld, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson, Hayden Szeto, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner,
Director	Kelly Fremon Craig
Screenplay	Kelly Fremon Craig
Music	Atli Örvarsson
Cinematography	Doug Emmett
Editing	Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2016
Produced by	Gracie Films, STX Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Fairly frequent, to frequent, moderate impact
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Jon Frosch Surprising teen movie that earns respect.	10
Cape Times Unknown	15
ScreenIt Jim Judy I clearly favor and enjoy smartly written flicks and this is certainly a prime example of just that.	13
Metacritic.com 37 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 139 critics	16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Edge of Seventeen&rquot;s sharp script -- and Hailee Steinfeld&rquot;s outstanding lead performance -- make this more than just another coming-of-age dramedy.	19
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	15
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Excellent acting in poignant, mature coming-of-age story.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 35 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 15236 users	15
Internet 4126 Netizens Top Shelf For This Genre	16
Average .. 75%	15