Movie

Eighth Grade

2018 · 94 min

A painfully relatable, tenderly observed plunge into adolescent awkwardness that balances cringe comedy with deep empathy.

Tagline: Based on the most awkward year of your life.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, isolation, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
isolation
parenthood
friendship
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild