The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
14-year-old Lila spends a languid South Brooklyn summer playing third wheel to her promiscuous friend Chiara and Chiara’s boyfriend Patrick. Eager for her own sexual awakening, Lila gamely decides to pursue the older, thuggish Sammy, rumored to sleep with anyone.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic76/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
66 audience votes
Key crew
- Eliza HittmanDirector
- Eliza HittmanWriter
Cast
- Gina PiersantiLila
- Ronen RubinsteinSammy
- Jesse CordascoPatrick
- Giovanna SalimeniChiara
- Andrew McCordZach
- Case PrimeNate
- Nick RosenDevon
- Kevin Anthony RyanLila's Father
- Sophia JurewiczNate's Girl
- Anthony J. SalimeniChiara's Dad
Stills
Themes
coming of agewoman director