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Guidance

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A former TV child star (Pat Mills) helps a teenage outcast (Zahra Bentham) after embellishing his resume to become a high-school guidance counselor.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Sep 24, 2015
3/4
A wicked comedy. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Aug 27, 2015
It's a creative hat trick of wildly amusing proportions. Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times Aug 20, 2015
3/4
This is a writer-director to watch. Go to Full Review
Matt Shiverdecker Austin American-Statesman Sep 17, 2015
Guidance manages to be ridiculous and oddly charming. Go to Full Review
Adrian Mack Georgia Straight Aug 25, 2015
If Guidance struggles to find the right tone for its mounting provocations, it never yields to the kind of flat-out cynicism that's fashionable in Hollywood comedies. Go to Full Review
Elias Savada Film International Aug 24, 2015
4/5
A very impressive jump by Mr. Mills into the big time. He can play misguided as long as he wants. We need the laughs. Go to Full Review
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Theodore P Nov 27, 2017 Pat Mills has concocted a subversive, silly and oh-so-comically Canadian version of failed-actor-turned-guidance counselor.
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Pat Mills

Director

Pat Mills

David Gold

Zahra Bentham

Jabrielle

Kevin Hanchard

Principal Newman

Tracey Hoyt

Brenda

David Tompa

Mr. Howell

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Movie Info

Synopsis A former TV child star (Pat Mills) helps a teenage outcast (Zahra Bentham) after embellishing his resume to become a high-school guidance counselor.
Director
Pat Mills
Producer
Alyson Richards, Mike MacMillan
Screenwriter
Pat Mills
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Téléfilm Canada, Edyson Entertainment
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.4K
Runtime
1h 21m
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