Summary
When Emily, a librarian-to-be, is assigned to tutor Mateo, a struggling undergrad, in American Lit, they do not get along; but when the discussion turns from classics to confessions, they learn something that could change their lives forever.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+36)
Critics 38Audiences 74GoodWatch 44
Metascore38
Audience score84%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −21 min on the typical 100
typical 10079Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
2015
August 21, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
and 5 more16 people
- Walter PerezMateo
- Nicole HaydenEmily
- Stella MaeveMaribel
- John ProskyProfessor McIntyre
- Brian MulliganBirdwatcher
- Dustin FitzsimonsEddie
- BBBeau BonnessBennett Davis
- CMCarlene MooreEmily's Mother
- JFJerry FrancoYoung Mateo
- MBMadison BrowningYoung Emily
- Francisco OvalleFather
- ACAraceli CesarMother
- AAAngel ArielBrother
- MBMakenzie BrowningSister
- ERElla RazielYounger Sister
- Stephen BrownEmily's Father
Directing · 1
- Ann LeSchander Director, Writer
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