Struck by Lightning
2012 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · 37% critics
After a life-changing lightning strike, a teen looks back on how he forced classmates to help with his literary magazine. His recollections blend dark honesty with high school ambition, showing how his desire to escape his hometown shaped the magazine and the people around it.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2013-06-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (218 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an unapologetically honest high-school story with laughs and heavy emotions, especially if you like Here Comes the Boom; Not for you if you need a feel-good teen movie or if dark, bitter humor isn’t your thing.
Pros: brutally honest wit; inspiring underdog feel; strong performances | Cons: dark tone divisive; uneven humor; some dislike the ending
Themes
- high school
- lightning
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- blackmail
- narration from grave
- electrocution
- dead boy
- death
Cast & crew
Carter Jenkins
as Nicholas Forbes
Robbie Amell
as Justin Walker
Chris Colfer
as Carson Phillips
Dermot Mulroney
as Neal Phillips
Sarah Hyland
as Claire Mathews
Allison Janney
as Sheryl Phillips
Christina Hendricks
as April
Graham Rogers
as Scott Thomas
Rebel Wilson
as Malerie Baggs
Polly Bergen
as Grandma
Directed by Brian Dannelly