Summary
This year, over 5 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making it the most common form of violence young people in this country experience.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 80Audiences 75GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer85%
Metascore74
Audience score78%
IMDb7.3
User score7.3
Box office
3.2×its budget
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9692Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 31 more
+4Released
2011
April 23, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for suicide themes, disturbing imagery, violence, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- 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.
Directing · 1
- Lee Hirsch Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Cynthia Lowen Writer, Producer
Production · 2
- Cindy Waitt Executive Producer
- Sarah Foudy Associate Producer
Editing · 2
- Jenny Golden Editor
- Lindsay Utz Editor
Sound · 2
- Bishop Allen Music
- Michael Furjanic Music
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