Eighth Grade

2018

Action / Comedy / Drama / Horror

89
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 82% · 322 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 86203 86.2K

a24 adolescence identity crisis coming of age teenage girl new york state

Plot summary

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

Director

Bo Burnham Photo
Bo Burnham

Top cast

Deborah Unger Photo
Deborah Unger as Mrs. Nolan
Fred Hechinger Photo
Fred Hechinger as Trevor
Daniel Zolghadri Photo
Daniel Zolghadri as Riley
Missy Yager Photo
Missy Yager as Mrs. Graves
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792.16 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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792.78 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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1.49 GB
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English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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1.5 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 16

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by guguifels 8 / 10

Wish somebody told me how hard it is to watch this

Don't get me wrong, the movie is amazing. It's just so damn embarrassing. Like I had to pause it several times because of the second hand embarrassment I was having. It feels sooooo real.
Reviewed by youngcollind 10 / 10

Uncomfortably true to life

While the cringe genre usually brings to mind over the top characters like Michael Scott and Larry David breaking unwritten social rules and making grand buffoonish displays, it rarely cuts this close to home, making you cringe because of how easy it is to relate to. That feeling when there's a conversation around you and you don't know how to jump in. That feeling when you know your lack of confidence is holding you back but you don't have the confidence to do anything about it. While we may carry these feelings into our adult lives, it was the perfect combination of hormones and naiveté that made them hit like a ton of bricks in our formative years. This film is a deep dive into this awkward anxiety that feels oddly personal while being universally relatable. Elsie Fisher is fantastic to the point where you forget she's acting and not just living as the character. The script is equal measures sweet and funny when it's not just downright uncomfortable. Whether or not you grew up with social media (and thank God I didn't), this film will bring you back to your youth and make you appreciate that it's something you only have to go through once.
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