Based on the most awkward year of your life.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Imani Lewis |
Director |
Bo Burnham |
Screenplay | Bo Burnham |
Music | Anna Meredith |
Cinematography | Andrew Wehde |
Editing | Jennifer Lilly |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2018 |
Produced by | A24 |
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Genre | Dramedy |
Language | None (sic) |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None (sic) |
Violence | None |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for language and some sexual material |
Runtime | 93 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 14 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
24.com Gabi Zietsman Your teenage kids might not go see this on their own, but if you are a parent of a kid going to or starting high school, take them to see Eighth Grade if only for its educational purposes - and perhaps they’ll feel less alone as they head into the scary world of today. | 15 | |
ScreenIt Jim Judy | 14 | |
Metacritic.com 46 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 239 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Eighth Grade takes a look at its titular time period that offers a rare and resounding ring of truth while heralding breakthroughs for writer-director Bo Burnham and captivating star Elsie Fisher. | 20 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 17 | |
CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Painfully realistic, tenderly acted coming-of-age dramedy. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 23 users | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes users 3618 users | 16 | |
IMDB 32790 Netizens | 15 | |
The Movie DB Community | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 17 | |
Average .. 82% | 16 |