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The Edge of Seventeen

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 44m
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7.3/10
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Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
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High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
124K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,844
14
  • Director
    • Kelly Fremon Craig
  • Writer
    • Kelly Fremon Craig
  • Stars
    • Hailee Steinfeld
    • Haley Lu Richardson
    • Blake Jenner
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  • Director
    • Kelly Fremon Craig
  • Writer
    • Kelly Fremon Craig
  • Stars
    • Hailee Steinfeld
    • Haley Lu Richardson
    • Blake Jenner
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    • 341User reviews
    • 218Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 29 nominations

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    Hailee Steinfeld
    Hailee Steinfeld
    • Nadineas Nadine
    Haley Lu Richardson
    Haley Lu Richardson
    • Kristaas Krista
    Blake Jenner
    Blake Jenner
    • Darianas Darian
    Kyra Sedgwick
    Kyra Sedgwick
    • Monaas Mona
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Mr. Bruneras Mr. Bruner
    Hayden Szeto
    Hayden Szeto
    • Erwinas Erwin
    Alexander Calvert
    Alexander Calvert
    • Nick Mossmanas Nick Mossman
    Eric Keenleyside
    Eric Keenleyside
    • Tomas Tom
    Nesta Cooper
    Nesta Cooper
    • Shannonas Shannon
    Daniel Bacon
    Daniel Bacon
    • M.C.as M.C.
    Lina Renna
    Lina Renna
    • Young Nadineas Young Nadine
    Ava Grace Cooper
    Ava Grace Cooper
    • Young Kristaas Young Krista
    Christian Michael Cooper
    Christian Michael Cooper
    • Young Darianas Young Darian
    Jena Skodje
    Jena Skodje
    • Little Mean Girl Leaderas Little Mean Girl Leader
    Josh Simpson
    • Teammateas Teammate
    Kavandeep Hayre
    • Teammateas Teammate
    Meredith Monroe
    Meredith Monroe
    • Greeras Greer
    Katie Stuart
    Katie Stuart
    • Jeannieas Jeannie
    • Director
      • Kelly Fremon Craig
    • Writer
      • Kelly Fremon Craig
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    • Trivia
      Woody Harrelson improvised many of Mr. Brunner's quips and jokes, to the delight of writer and director Kelly Fremon Craig.
    • Goofs
      When Nadine is having lunch in Mr. Bruner's room, she moves trays on his desk to prop her feet up. When she gets up to get her lunch to leave the room, the trays have returned to their original positions.
    • Quotes

      Nadine: There are two types of people in the world: The people who naturally excel at life. And the people who hope all those people die in a big explosion.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Bryan Cranston/Hailee Steinfeld/OneRepublic (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Who I Thought You Were
      Written by Santigold (as Santi White), Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen

      Performed by Santigold

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp./Warner Music U.K. Ltd.

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews341

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Watch it for Hailee Steinfeld's performance
    "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016 release; 104 min.) brings the story of Nadine, a 17 yr. old junior at Lakewood HS. As the movie opens, Nadine is racing the school's hallways to meet with her favorite teacher and tell him "I'm going to kill myself!" The movie then goes back in time to see how we get to this point. After a short look at "Nadine, Age 7" and "Nadine, age 13", where we learn how socially awkward things are for Nadine, but for her strong friendship with her BFF Krista. That brings us to "Nadine, 17". At this point we're less than 15 min. into the movie, but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.

    Couple of comments: this movie is the directing debut for writer Kelly Fremon Craig (who wrote 2009's "Post Grad"). Here, Craig takes another shot at bringing the social awkwardness of being in high school and trying to survive all of the pressures that come with it. When was the last time that I've seen such an awkward teenager, who blurts out "I'm seeing myself and I can't stand it. I gotta spend the rest of my life with myself!". So nothing original here as such, except of course that Nadine is played by none other than Hailee Steinfeld, yes the little girl who was nominated of an Oscar in 2010 for "True Grit" is now grown up into a wonderful young lady which bunches of acting talent. Steinfeld basically carries the movie on her back, and is in virtually every single scene. There is some terrific support from Kyra Sedwick as Nadine's mom and Woody Harrelson as Nadine's teacher, but believe me when I say this is all about Hailee Steinfeld. Last but not least, the movie has a TON of great songs in it (check out the soundtrack).

    "The Edge of Seventeen" opened nationally this past weekend. The Sunday early evening screening where I saw this at was attended okay but not great (about 10 people in the entire theater). This movie has not gotten a big marketing push, and it remains to be seen whether it will benefit from strong word-of-mouth. I quite enjoyed it for what it was, a strong vehicle for leading actress Hailee Steinfeld, even if the territory she explores here has been done before and doesn't offer all that much new. If you get a chance to check it out, be it in the theater, on VOD, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, I'd suggest you do and draw your own conclusion.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 18, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Besties
    • Filming locations
      • Guildford Park Secondary School, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • Huayi Brothers Media
      • Robert Simonds Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,431,633
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,754,215
      • Nov 20, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,370,020
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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