The Edge of Seventeen fingerprintBig heart, funny, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of cringe comedy and situational comedy
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Hopeful and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, romantic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of cringe comedy and situational comedy
Expect plenty of cringe comedy and situational comedy.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and family.
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The Edge of Seventeen is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+ with Showtime, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 45 min
The Edge of Seventeen runs 1 h 45 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Edge of Seventeen higher (86) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $19 million worldwide, 2.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, China.
+100GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Edge of Seventeen in 114 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 55 storytelling tropes for The Edge of Seventeen, including Big Brother Bully, Armor-Piercing Question, What the Hell, Hero?.
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