The Edge of Seventeen

2016 Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig

You're only young once… is it over yet?

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

Hailee Steinfeld Haley Lu Richardson Blake Jenner Woody Harrelson Kyra Sedgwick Hayden Szeto Alexander Calvert Eric Keenleyside Nesta Cooper Meredith Monroe Katie Stuart Lina Renna Christian Michael Cooper Ava Grace Cooper Laine MacNeil Jena Skodje Daniel Bacon Kavandeep Hayre Lyle Reginald Chris Shields Christian Lagasse Kirsten Robek Laura Ward

Alternative Titles

17 ans, sérieusement ?, 17 עד הסוף, כמעט 18, כמעט שמונה עשרה, 지랄발광 17세, Besties

comedy drama

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Popular reviews

Review by Lulu ★★★★★ 4

a movie about a melodramatic, jealous, self-hating, pretentious young girl who wants to die... can't believe my life has been plagiarized like this!
Review by brat pitt ★★★★

as i left the theater a group of girls were all yelling "THAT WAS SO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL" and i thought it was just me that constantly wanted to die when i was a Teen but i guess a lot of girls relate to that and you know what?? that's really sad!! our culture has gotta start protecting teen girls instead of relentlessly mocking them
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★½ 32

me after watching the trailer:
"this seems sort of shitty."
me after watching the film:
"someone needs to shame me."
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★ 11

“The Edge of Seventeen” isn’t just a welcome relief, it’s a genuine lifesaver. Pick a god, any god, and thank them for this movie. More directly, thank Kelly Fremon Craig, whose directorial debut confronts millennial teens with the same authenticity and verve that helped “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” jumpstart a revolution when it crash-landed into the ’80s. But labeling this as a new version of an old phenomenon would be a terrible disservice to the wryly hilarious and unflinchingly honest film that Craig hath delivered unto us — like its hard-luck heroine, “The Edge of Seventeen” acts like a hand-me-down but thinks like a true original.
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Review by Demi Adejuyigbe ★★★★ 9

told my girlfriend Booksmart made me wanna rewatch Edge of Seventeen, so we did. and it's still wonderful! Booksmart might be a little bit better, but this movie is still firing on all cylinders. Hailee Steinfeld and Hayden Szeto are fucking phenomenal. Even in the little moments, Steinfeld reminds you why she got that Oscar nom.
I really appreciate how well this film starts in a place where you think it's gonna be very boilerplate but slowly starts to weave its way out of that hole. It's directed very functionally, but the performances and script carry it so so far. It wasn't until this second watch that I got to fully appreciate how cleanly they weave in details to explain…
Review by Lucy ★★★ 4

true grit girl really was lowkey in love with her best friend huh

Recent reviews

Review by Julia Brustolin ★★

caralho, que guria insuportável.
Review by Micah ★★★

Am I really supposed to believe she wasn’t in love with her best friend???
Review by nat ★★★

i felt her pain when she sprayed that perfume
Review by minajoy ★½

honestly stressful to watch because the main character is so annoying and erratic with little to no redeeming qualities, despite her obvious trauma i still couldn't find myself feeling bad for her or caring what happens
Review by thischarminman ★★★★½

Erwin is just like me.
Review by kacie ★★★★

the fact that i watched this with my friends and EVERY single one of them related to it in some way is kind of really sad. it’s really awful being a teen girl sometimes but knowing that everyone in my life feels the same way makes me feel a little bit better about everything<3
Review by rachwilkins ★★★

woody<3
Review by moonfairy ★★★½

ok
Review by Spuzaw ★★★★½

The chemistry and comedy between Woody Harrelson and Hailee Steinfeld was great. One of the best coming of age movies I've ever seen.