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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015 · 105 min

A bittersweet, quirky coming-of-age story that balances humor and heartbreak, with a self-aware narrator and a poignant look at friendship and loss.

Tagline: A little friendship never killed anyone.
Overview: Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, coming-of-age, friendship, grief
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
coming-of-age
friendship
grief
identity
Places: school
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild