Eighth Grade
Seen it?2018 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (99% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it collected a shelf of major awards. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Breakfast Club or Booksmart, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Young Performer. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America: Best Screenplay. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Original Screenplay. Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Screenplay. Also nominated for 1 Golden Globe, 2 more Critics' Choice Awards and 3 more Independent Spirit Awards. Plus 29 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$14 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 188K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bo Burnham
- Elsie FisherKayla Day
- Josh HamiltonMark Day
- Emily RobinsonOlivia
- Jake RyanGabe
- Daniel ZolghadriRiley
- Fred HechingerTrevor
- Imani LewisAniyah
- Luke PraelAiden
- Catherine OliviereKennedy
- Nora MullinsSteph