Eighth Grade

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Eighth Grade

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2018,

1h 33m,

Comedy/

Drama

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322 Reviews

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82%

5,000+ Ratings

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Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school -- the end of her thus far disastrous eighth-grade year.

Critics Consensus

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.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 17, 2020

Not since Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) has a comedy captured so vividly the agony and the ecstasy-well, OK, it's all agony-of being a... teenage girl. [Full review in Spanish]

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Apr 28, 2019

5/5

Eighth Grade is a masterpiece.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Apr 28, 2019

5/5

The real genius of Eighth Grade is its universality - an honesty and compassion that cut across generational boundaries.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 7, 2024

Elsie Fisher and Josh Hamilton give remarkable performances of their own. One of the best coming-of-age films in recent years an it’s not even close.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Jul 14, 2024

5/5

Eighth Grade was everything I hoped it would be and more. It struck such an emotional chord with me that it was borderline unnerving. It’s not just one of the year’s best. It’s one of the decade’s best!

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Jul 25, 2023

Eighth Grade is a carefully constructed love letter to the messy, confusing years of middle school, and a reassurance to those going through it that things will eventually be okay.

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Luke W

Apr 27, 2019

Bo Burnham debuted his directorial skills over a simple subject generally underlined as an ordinary coming of age story, with the given grade reflecting the faithful deliverance for topical discussion towards the empathetic, relatable direction and nostalgic accuracy that hits most remembered marks from the titular period except for the typical genre treatment being realistic and threatening the inner innocence in which Elsie Fisher nicely gripped for her more breakout role. (A-) (Full review TBD)

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Ron M

Apr 24, 2019

Eighth Grade is an impressive directorial debut for Burnham. It captures all that teen cringe, which we can all relate to whether male or female. Funny but sweet at the same time. It graduates with flying colours.

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Apr 23, 2019

This movie is seriously trash. There is literally no plot. I got secondhand embarrassment from this movie. It's so cringeworthy. I'm pretty sure the only reason it has good reviews is because it was written by Bo Burnham. I could forgive the fact that it didn't have a plot if it was at least funny? It's considered a comedy but it is NOT comical. Don't waste your time on this, lmao.

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Harry S

Apr 23, 2019

Lovely coming of age film

Apr 22, 2019

This movie was so boring, its depressing, kaylas attitude is so bad makes me hate her.

Han S

Apr 22, 2019

Maybe too uncomfortable. But well done.

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Bo Burnham

Director

Elsie Fisher

Kayla

Daniel Zolghadri

Riley

Fred Hechinger

Trevor

Imani Lewis

Aniyah

Luke Prael

Aiden

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Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school -- the end of her thus far disastrous eighth-grade year.

Director: Bo Burnham
Producer: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Lila Yacoub, Christopher Storer
Screenwriter: Bo Burnham
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.5M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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