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Dear Lemon Lima

Play trailer Poster for Dear Lemon Lima PG-13,  2011,  1h 28m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
After her boyfriend dumps her, a quirky teen (Savanah Wiltfong) enrolls in his school as part of a plan to win him back.

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David Parkinson Guardian Jun 28, 2011
The debuting Suzi Yoonessi ably remains the right side of twee in turning her adolescent journal into a delightful misfit comedy. Go to Full Review
Sarah Cohen Time Out Jun 28, 2011
4/5
If 'Napoleon Dynamite' had had a bigger heart it may have turned out like this sweet and smart comedy about high school misfits. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Jun 28, 2011
The filmmaker knows how to gently skew reality just enough to offset the excess cuteness. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 16, 2019
Stealing the hearts of everyone who has sees this film, Dear Lemon Lima is the most charming, genuine, cute, sweet and utterly adorable film!!!!!! Go to Full Review
Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook Aug 9, 2018
Sadly, Dear Lemon Lima, is like most teenage poetry: desperately important to its creator, worthy of polite attention by the creator's friends and a cringing embarrassment to the rest of us. Go to Full Review
Julie E. Washington Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 28, 2011
A gifted cast of young actors and a darkly comic outlook make the charming "Dear Lemon Lima" anything but sour. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Suzi Yoonessi

Director

Melissa Leo

Mrs. Howard

Savanah Wiltfong

Vanessa

Meaghan Martin

Megan Kennedy

Shayne Topp

Philip

Vanessa Marano

Samantha Cobbs

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Dear Lemon Lima

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Movie Info

Synopsis After her boyfriend dumps her, a quirky teen (Savanah Wiltfong) enrolls in his school as part of a plan to win him back.
Director
Suzi Yoonessi
Producer
Jonako Donley, Melissa M. Lee
Screenwriter
Suzi Yoonessi
Distributor
Phase 4 Films
Production Co
Sanguine Film
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Some Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m
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