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Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    100
    The most powerful of all recent wayward-youth sagas; indeed, it's tough to recall the last such drama that packed as much emotional clout.
  2. Reviewed by: Brooke Hauser
    100
    The result is a disturbing look into the so-called Wonder Years of adolescence, with convincing, award-worthy performances from each of its key players: Hunter, Wood, and Reed.
  3. Reviewed by: Joe Berry
    80
    Hunter is superb as the alcoholic mom trying to keep her life from falling apart, and Wood and Reed are scarily convincing as delinquents.
  4. Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    Deliberately unvarnished shock piece designed to give pause to anyone with a daughter approaching teenhood.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 60
  2. Negative: 8 out of 60
  1. If you really wanna know what life is like as a teenage these days then you have to watch this movie. They captured the everyday teenage struggles perfectly. I loved it. Expand
  2. This is one of the most realistic teenage films you will ever see, It shows just how hard being a teenage is and all the pressures that we have to deal with. Solid acting and the film is not afraid to go there to get its point across. Expand
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  4. Rick
    4
    This movie had no redeeming factors about it. from the girls which were ok looking but obviously not in their early teens to the charcters who didnt change through the whole movie this was a waste of my time to watch. Expand

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