The Edge of Seventeen

2016 · 105 min · EN · R · 7.2 (4,262 votes)

Dir. Kelly Fremon Craig · Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick, Hayden Szeto · Music Atli Örvarsson

“You're only young once… is it over yet?”

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Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

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This film feels like a raw, honest diary entry from a smart, perpetually awkward teenager. It's a bittersweet blend of sharp humor and genuine angst, capturing the messy, exhilarating, and often mortifying experience of navigating high school. Expect a deeply relatable, emotionally resonant journey through self-discovery.

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