The Half of It
2020 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 7.1 · 86% critics
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by a well-meaning but inarticulate jock to help with wooing the most popular girl in school. As their unlikely friendship deepens, Ellie’s own feelings get complicated, turning the plan into something much more personal.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,596 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this kind, coming-of-age teen romance with an emphasis on friendship and feelings, especially if you like Love, Victor or Booksmart; Not for you if you want a typical teen rom-com pace or lots of character depth.
Pros: sweet, warm romance; charming performances; engaging later pacing | Cons: slow middle; shallow characters; some cringy dialogue
Themes
- high school
- small town
- romcom
- coming of age
- east asian lead
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- washington state
- chinese american
- generation z
- teenage protagonist
- lesbian
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Leah Lewis
as Ellie Chu
Daniel Diemer
as Paul Munsky
Alexxis Lemire
as Aster Flores
Enrique Murciano
as Deacon Flores
Wolfgang Novogratz
as Trig Carson
Catherine Curtin
as Colleen Munsky
Becky Ann Baker
as Mrs. Geselschap
Collin Chou
as Edwin Chu
MacIntyre Dixon
as Father Shanley
Alec Tincher
as Senior Guy (In Hallway)
Directed by Alice Wu