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Eighth Grade

2018

Bo Burnham

Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Luke Prael, Emily Robinson ...

6.5

3,814

Comedy. Drama 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 — before she begins high school.

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"A simple story of an unremarkable girl, tenderly and movingly told."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Burnham (...) created the kind of movie that leaves you laughing hysterically or fighting back tears, often simultaneously (...) one of the best movies of the year (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"A comedy about the trials, tribulations and compulsive worries of youth told with empathy that does credit to first-time writer/director Bo Burnham (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"A study in the tyranny of influence and social panic (...) [And] also a compassionate and sneakily effective portrait of its antidote."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Elsie Fisher shines (...) A totally spot-on, you know, portrait of Millennial angst and stuff"	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"It's a slicker work than it looks, brimming with four-quadrant appeal"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Elsie Fisher is magnificent (...) Fisher’s portrayal of Kayla’s life has such charm and unassuming decency."	POS
United States	Moira MacDonald Seattle Times	"A charmer that aspires to be 'Lady Bird Jr.' (and almost gets there) (...) Fisher delivers a glorious symphony of awkward poignancy (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"You’re going to fall in love with Elsie Fisher (...) An achingly real, firmly modern coming-of-age tale"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Despite having the best of intentions, Hollywood would have told this story differently. Burnham keeps it real (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Emily Yoshida Vulture	"Burnham’s direction is patient and endlessly empathetic (...) Fisher is clearly an actress, and an actress who is very good at her job"	POS
United Kingdom	Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"A piquant series of vignettes that form a singular and focused portrait of youthful angst"	POS

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