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Cheats

2002 · 86 min

A breezy, cheeky teen comedy that coasts on irreverent humor and low-stakes mischief.

Directed by
Andrew Gurland
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Where there's a will there's an "A"
Overview
While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind. That's why Handsome and his three best friends Sammy, Victor and the cribsheet genius Applebee have banded together and found ways to cheat on their tests all through their school years.

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Directed by
Andrew Gurland
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • deception
  • rebellion
  • loyalty
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Andrew Gurland
Written by
Andrew Gurland
Starring
Trevor Fehrman, Elden Henson, Matthew Lawrence, Martin Starr, Griffin Dunne, Maggie Lawson, Mary Tyler Moore, Dixon Cohee
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography
Fred Murphy
Runtime
86 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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