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Director: Olivia Wilde
Writer: Emily Halpern Katie Silberman Sarah Haskins Susanna Fogel
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Movie Details: Told from a wildly original, fresh and modern perspective, Booksmart is an unfiltered comedy about
Told from a wildly original, fresh and modern perspective, Booksmart is an unfiltered comedy about high school friendships and the bonds we create that last a lifetime. Capturing the spirit of our times, the film is a coming of age story for a new generation.
Genre(s): Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Runtime: 102 min
Home Release Date: Sep 3, 2019
Official Site: http://annapurna.pictures/films/booksmart/
Country: US
Languages: English Spanish cmn
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Writer: Emily Halpern Katie Silberman Sarah Haskins Susanna Fogel
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Critic Reviews
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Metascore Universal acclaim
49 Positive Ratings 94%
3 Mixed Ratings 5%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
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New York Post
Johnny Oleksinski | May 24, 2019
"It’s one of the funniest movies of the year." ... Read full review
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TheWrap
Yolanda Machado | Mar 12, 2019
"Booksmart is, by far, one of the most perfect coming-of-age comedies I have ever seen." ... Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)
Emily Yoshida | Mar 14, 2019
"What makes Booksmart land so delightfully is Wilde’s handle on exactly how seriously to take her neurotic heroines. ... Booksmart manages to be inclusive and progressive, without being precious about anything or sacrificing an ounce of humor. It feels at once like a huge moment for the teen movie genre, and also effortless, effortless enough to make one wonder what took so long." ... Read full review
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The Atlantic
David Sims | May 24, 2019
"The film is simply intent on capturing the energy of that special “us against the world” connection that can exist only in high school and unleashing it onto the screen." ... Read full review
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Vox
Alissa Wilkinson | May 25, 2019
"When you’re a teenager, you project your feelings onto the world, sure that you’re in the right and everyone is out to get you. But in reality, your biggest enemy is usually yourself. Booksmart taps into that truth and makes it memorably relatable in a way that goes far beyond the cap, gown, and college acceptance letters. " ... Read full review
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Time Out
Joshua Rothkopf | May 14, 2019
"Actor-turned-director Olivia Wilde (shockingly, this is her behind-the-camera feature debut) shows off something rarer than technique or comic timing. She’s got loads of compassion and has somehow managed to make a high-school movie without villains." ... Read full review
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The New Yorker
Richard Brody | May 23, 2019
"As a form of wish fulfillment, it’s fascinating if unpersuasive; as a vision of its subject—high-school life—it’s as faux-sweet and faux-innocent as the films of the Frankie Avalon era." ... Read full review
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4.8
User Score Mixed or average reviews
272 Positive Ratings 47%
49 Mixed Ratings 8%
248 Negative Ratings 43%
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kingfinn
Feb 8, 2020
It's hilarious, touching, and back to hilarious again. Outstanding throughout
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keydancer
Jun 6, 2019
Good highschool comedy, with good music and easy to follow comedy with the all everyday embarrassed, falling down getting up, quarrels with aGood highschool comedy, with good music and easy to follow comedy with the all everyday embarrassed, falling down getting up, quarrels with a wink to reality, choices made and not made, and the regret off never made choices. that all in a comedy, a comedy that need not a lot of humour to understand, easy watching, good mimic and the actors living in the role so that the comedy is on a silber scale presented,… Expand
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Stevenslabaugh
May 23, 2019
I saw an advance screening of this movie and I thought it was very good. I usually hate comedies but this movie is fresh, original andI saw an advance screening of this movie and I thought it was very good. I usually hate comedies but this movie is fresh, original and constantly funny throughout. Olivia Wilde did amazing for her directorial debut, there's an underwater scene that is absolutely beautiful. Whenever I thought this movie was going to do something cliche, it flipped the script and took me by surprise. This movie has a broad appeal and I highly recommend it.… Expand
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eagleeyeviking
Jul 13, 2019
Charming, amusing, and well-acted, "Booksmart" is a surprisingly solid entry in the coming-of-age genre. Olivia Wilde is confident in herCharming, amusing, and well-acted, "Booksmart" is a surprisingly solid entry in the coming-of-age genre. Olivia Wilde is confident in her directorial debut and the cast is excellent as well.… Expand
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Wael
Jun 10, 2019
Fast-paced and relatable, "Booksmart" is about two high school best friends and seniors trying to get to a party on their last evening of highFast-paced and relatable, "Booksmart" is about two high school best friends and seniors trying to get to a party on their last evening of high school to prove they're not just what the title suggests. It's funny, and has some ridiculous moments that are truly laughable, along with some subtle jokes here and there. The chemistry between the two leads actresses, Dever and Feldstein, is impeccable and the messy direction is a nice way to go. This is a flimsy, yet original coming-of-age film.… Expand
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Luba1893
Nov 30, 2019
I just absolutely love how alt-right trolls will whine about "triggered SJW snowflakes" non-stop, but then mass review a movie with the lowestI just absolutely love how alt-right trolls will whine about "triggered SJW snowflakes" non-stop, but then mass review a movie with the lowest rating possible because it has the gays in them and they are actually accepted and portrayed as completely equal people in the movie. Just a small thing people: Unless the movie actually portrayed all ~1,000 students of the school and 600 of them were gay, this movie didn't say that, and I quote "a good 60% of the school's population are gay or transgender or a non-binary something or other". It's just that the focus of the movie was on those students. Anyway, let's get to the actual movie review part: Meh. I didn't really like it. The user scores on here are ridiculous and largely by bigotted people whose worldviews are stuck about 100 years in the past, but it's not a great movie. The characters were very over the top and down-right unrealistic (which can work great in a comedy, but just didn't here), way too much of the comedy relied purely on "Oh look, here are these two best friends who are very weird and have very quirky inside jokes, isn't it funny how they weirdly dance to greet each other?" Yeah, no. Not really. The first 2/3 of the movie also felt a bit dragged out, while I thought that the last third was better than the rest of the movie. The acting is alright, but nothing special. Overall this movie is.. well, an acceptable movie. But the plot is weak, unrealistic and relies on to many clichés, even for a comedy movie, the comedic moments are often just not funny and the characters not really relatable as they just don't behave like actual people. Hard to describe, but throughout the entire movie most characters just seem like comic versions of actual people, but way over the top. Didn't really like it, but was almost inclined to give it a 10/10 to counter the wrongful "reviews" on here, but then again: I wouldn't be any better than them if I did that.… Expand
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Fishonmike
Nov 8, 2019
Terrible film, why this movie has universal acclaim is beyond me, don't waste your time. Complete garbage, and zero laughs.
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