Youth in Revolt (2009)

Directed by

Miguel Arteta

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 986 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy teenage boy goes on a trip with his mom and her boyfriend. He meets a girl he likes and then tries to become more rebellious to win her over.

quirkylightheartedcomedicawkwardromanticwhimsicalupbeatplayful

What happens

Youth in Revolt is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Gustin Nash. Based on C. D. Payne's 1993 epistolary novel, the film stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday, with Jean Smart, Justin Long, Ray Liotta, and Steve Buscemi in supporting roles. The film follows shy and lonely teenager Nick (Cera) desperate to lose his virginity. While on a trailer park holiday with his mother and her boyfriend, he meets an attractive girl (Doubleday) and is immediately smitten. When the two are separated Nick must learn how to rebel in order to be with the girl he loves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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