Summary
When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban America, and ends up teaching the young teen how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" in her high school.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 31Audiences 46GoodWatch 39
Metascore44
Tomatometer17%
IMDb5.0
User score4.7
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
Released
2018
March 16, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 33
Michael CaineGeneral Anton Vincent
Odeya RushTatiana Mills
Katie HolmesDarlene Mills
Seth GreenDr. Charles Seaver
Jason BiggsMr. Spines
Adrian VooNeighbor
Jackson BeardDenny- FMFish MyrrSarvia
- JCJordyn CavrosGigi
- HJHannah Joy BrownChivas
Yvette ParishJaxi
Jacob GrodnikTeddy- JWJay WillickDet. Diggs
Rosemberg SalgadoColonel- DJDana Joyce SchillerDetective Spano
John Michael WeatherlyMegaphone Police Officer
Natalie ShaheenDaya- JSJeremy SykesMall Patron / Student
- JCJohn CrosbyNewscaster
- AKArriebelle KinneyScared student
- SMSarah Morgan ThompsonStudent
- BEBelle Eseoghene OmabeleGirl with Glasses
- EKEvan KellyReporter
- GDGlenn D. BridgesVice Principal
Directing · 2
- Joe Syracuse Director, Writer
- Lisa Addario Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 28
- Sean Glover Executive Producer
- Kevin Scott Frakes Executive Producer
- Paul Brett Executive Producer
- Rosemberg Salgado Executive Producer
- DJ Dodd Executive Producer
- Anders Erdén Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Wyatt Troll Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kent Beyda Editor
Sound · 1
- Sebastián Kauderer Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Nava Production Design
- Lisa Tinley Ryan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Roger J. Forker Costume Design
- Jessica Sweeney Makeup Artist
- Sarah Lawless Emmett Makeup Artist
- Brenda Bush Johannesen Makeup Artist
- Alyssa Fall Key Makeup Artist
- Steven Bartling Key Hair Stylist
Other crew · 2
- Chelsea Bruland Stunt Double
- Scott Christopher Kelly Stand In
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