17 Again
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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 120 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 120
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 120
  3. Negative: 18 out of 120

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  1. Cartoonfreak95
    Dec 19, 2010
    10
    A Zac Efron movie?! Now you know it's gonna suck!.....THAT's what you think when you hear about this movie, but if you actually see it, it's an absoloute friggin' MASTERPIECE! :D It's actually one of the best movies I've ever seen, and this portrays Zac Efron in a new light and shows us that he can actually act! :) Plus, Judd Apatow's wife Leslie Mann is in this, so that's an extra bonus! :D!
  2. KristinO
    May 31, 2009
    10
    I thought this movie was truly amazing! It was so funny and zac efron is just wonderful.
  3. CraigB
    Sep 13, 2009
    9
    Loved it ... great characters , great story well constructed. Not one to laugh much at movies but this one had me chuckling at many places. See it!
  4. JosephM
    Apr 17, 2009
    9
    A fun movie with some excellent performances, particularly by Efron.
  5. [Anonymous]
    Jul 6, 2009
    9
    The story was entertaining, but the real surprise was Zac Efron. He can act! Who could have guessed this Disney teen star had the chops? And the rest of the supporting cast are great as well, especially Thomas Lennon, who is beyond hilarious. Definitely worth seeing.
  6. BoobyB
    Aug 6, 2009
    10
    He's 17... again? WTF how did he do that? What is he like David Blaine or something? I wihs I could do that.. Can somebody tell what the scret to his demoness is?
  7. buellerbueller
    Sep 3, 2011
    9
    Zac Efron says he doesn't want to be stereotyped as a high school student. But with his performance in this film, he may want to stick with it. The film is a sidesplitting comedy/drama fest. With a funny cast and highly-alive screenplay, everybody who grew up on movies like this will want to be 17 again.
  8. Smileylivvie
    Apr 13, 2012
    10
    An awesome film about Mike O'Donnell (Zac efron) getting to be 17 again as he has wasted his teenage life, and wanted to re-do this particular part of his life. I absolutely loved this film, and it hilarious in some bits, especially Ned, who is Mike's best mate since they were small. 10/10 :)

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Metascore
48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 27
  3. Negative: 5 out of 27
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    40
    What I can't accept is that the stringy, insipidly earnest teen idol Zac Efron would grow up to be the defensively ironic, twisty-faced Matthew Perry.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    50
    Works better than you might imagine at times but stumbles awkwardly other times. The unevenness in the writing is matched by directorial overkill in certain comic sequences.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    50
    Zac Efron's squeaky-clean tweener-bait profile is unlikely to be threatened by 17 Again, an energetic but earthbound comic fantasy that borrows a few moves, if little inspiration, from "Big" and "It's a Wonderful Life."
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