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  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Megan Walsh (Hailee Steinfeld) is a teenage special ops agent who yearns for a normal adolescence. After faking her own death she assumes the role of an exchange student and quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of a typical American high school can be even more difficult than international espionage. [A24]

Directed By: Kyle Newman

Written By: John D'Arco

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m

Barely Lethal

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 41 User Ratings
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Summary Megan Walsh (Hailee Steinfeld) is a teenage special ops agent who yearns for a normal adolescence. After faking her own death she assumes the role of an exchange student and quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of a typical American high school can be even more difficult than international espionage. [A24]

Directed By: Kyle Newman

Written By: John D'Arco

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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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70% Mixed
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20% Negative
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70
May 26, 2015
Barely Lethal's combination of bawdy humor and earnest affection for its high-school-aged protagonists is surprisingly well-balanced.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
60
May 29, 2015
This isn’t exactly “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”; it’s more like a film version of a TV series you could comfortably let your tweens watch.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW

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32% Positive
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37% Mixed
15 Ratings
32% Negative
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50
May 28, 2015
Barely Lethal has some laughs, and will probably serve nicely as a movie you can land on for a few minutes when it shows up on cable. But it slides into the rote generic-teen-comedy mode too soon to be anything more.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
50
May 22, 2015
The film settles into a time-honored groove of so many forgettable juvenile comedies before it.
By Nick Prigge FULL REVIEW
40
May 28, 2015
The premise, that high school is more perilous than a life of espionage, is witty and full of potential. But Newman makes that case by staging his car chases and fight scenes with as much sense of drama as eighth-period trig.
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38
May 27, 2015
Treading the same halls as “Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman,” Barely Lethal imagines an academy of teen assassins. Life there is deadly, but not as scary as high school.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 3, 2015
This mashup of a teenage assassin lark and high school misfit comedy misses the chance to add a supercool heroine to pop culture.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Main Street Films, RKO Radio Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, 120dB Films, Hopscotch Pictures, Highland Film Group (HFG), Windowseat Entertainment
Release Date May 29, 2015
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Click. Clique. Bang.
Website http://barelylethal.com/
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