Eighth Grade

Based on the most awkward year of your life.


Eighth Grade
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school, by running a YouTube channel in which she posts videos of herself as a hip and successful young woman. The film had one Golden Globe nomination, and numerous other wins and nominations.

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

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Imani Lewis
Director
Bo Burnham
ScreenplayBo Burnham
MusicAnna Meredith
CinematographyAndrew Wehde
EditingJennifer Lilly
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2018
Produced byA24

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDramedy
LanguageNone (sic)
NudityNone
SexNone (sic)
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: RestrictedRated R for language and some sexual material
Runtime93
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.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
1
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
0
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
1
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
14 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
3
Violence
2
Sex
3
Language
4
Consumerism
3
Drinking, drugs, smoking
0

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

24.com
Gabi Zietsman quote iconYour 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 quote iconEighth 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 quote icon
17
CommonSenseMedia
Sandie Angulo Chen quote iconPainfully 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

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