Booksmart (2019)

Directed by

Olivia Wilde

Genre

comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2,867 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two overachieving high school seniors realize they have missed out on fun and decide to make up for lost time on the last day before graduation. They chase an epic party while dealing with their own friendship.

fast-pacedenergeticfunnyfeel-goodwarmchaoticnostalgic

What happens

Booksmart is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two graduating high school girls who set out to finally break the rules and party on their last day of classes. Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis also star. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 24, by United Artists Releasing. It received critical acclaim and grossed $25 million against a $6 million budget. For her performance, Feldstein was nominated for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical at the 77th Golden Globe Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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