American Teen
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66 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Hannah Bailey, Jake Tusing, Megan Krizmanich
  • Summary: AMERICAN TEEN is the touching and hilarious Sundance hit that follows the lives of four teenagers - a jock, a popular girl, a heartthrob, an artsy girl and a geek – in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, ththe first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. (Paramount Vantage)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    Shows how a documentary can be as moving and suspenseful as the best narrative feature.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    Reality tv, welcome to the multiplex. If "The Hills" went back to high school and developed wit, perception and a conscience, it might play something like Nanette Burstein's wallop of a doc.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    60
    For all of its access and exposure, American Teen seems skin-deep. It's well shot, with good production values and lots of cool music. But it's fun and facile in much the same way reality TV is.
  4. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    20
    At times it's almost like "Lord of the Flies," with the camera serving as the flypaper dipped in the honey of the promised land of celebrity.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. MarcD.
    9
    It's amazing how the whole Hannah & Mitch storyline was mirrored the Andie & Blaine storyline from Pretty in Pink. Except not even Blaine would do what Mitch did.… Expand
  2. PrestonMelbourne-W.
    8
    Though I am about to embark on my senior year, and this at times seemed more like watching a mirror than a movie screen, i found the film entertaining and well done. Some scenes seemed like they could have been staged, but all-in-all, it felt real. Teens, coming from one, can be nasty, and this film is in no way shy about that. We can also be sweet, intelligent, and lovable, all aspects that are shown. I hope that this movie can get us teens a little more credit for what we're going through by reminding adults what a hellish time being in high school can be. That being said, I recommend this film.… Expand
  3. JayH.
    7
    Fascinating documentary, and gives a very insightful look at American teenagers. It makes you think and you do care about the teens in the story. I do question the sincerity, it seems a little odd that these teens do some of the things they do on camera, particularly acts of vandalism.… Expand
  4. AnthonyK.
    5
    Not good, not good at all. Were it not a (completely scripted) "documentary", this would be the most unremarkable film of the year. As it stands, it's still pretty unremarkable. Don't waste your time.… Expand

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