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Summary
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 84Audiences 81GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer100%
Metascore68
Audience score91%
User score8.5
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 32 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+22Released
2021
May 7, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more39 people
- Lili TaylorDawn
- Stefania LaVie OwenMelanie
- Peyton ListLacy
- Ian NelsonDaniel
- Max CasellaGary
- David RascheBill Hoffman
- Tom PapaHoward
- Michael Cyril CreightonMr. Wessler
Jennifer CodyMrs. Jensen
Deanna McKinneyOfficer Gina Morales- HFHunter FosterProfessor Stern
- SBSusannah BerrymanPsychiatrist
- NSNatalie ShampanierReceptionist
- LFLori FranzeseSue
- FHFiona HorriganMs. Gehart
- HKHenry KoperskiPiano Man
Tanya ThompsonPrincipal- MIMadeleine InceTour Guide
Ash ChristianWaiter- JEJack E. JonesMr. Franklin
Patrick KleinOfficer Patrick- MRMiguel RodriguezJared
Quinn HemphillStudent #1
Melanie BrookGoth Girl
Directing · 2
- Inon Shampanier Director, Writer
- Devin Jurkiewicz Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Natalie Shampanier Writer
Production · 5
- Barry Shy Executive Producer
- Anne Clements Producer
- Ash Christian Producer
- Henry Russell Bergstein Casting
- Ted Grader Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Zach Kuperstein Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joe Murphy Editor
Sound · 5
- Ariel Blumenthal Original Music Composer
- David Barber Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Zander Metz Boom Operator
- David Kitchens Sound Supervisor
- Christopher Esterguard Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Bryan Wolcik Production Design
- Sierra Santschi Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Gina Ruiz Costume Design
- Katie Sharun Makeup Department Head
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