The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
214 audience votes
Key crew
- Todd SolondzDirector
- Todd SolondzScreenplay
- Nathan LarsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Selma BlairVi
- Leo FitzpatrickMarcus
- Robert WisdomMr. Scott
- Aleksa PalladinoCatherine
- Mark WebberScooby Livingston
- Paul GiamattiToby Oxman
- John GoodmanMarty Livingston
- Jonathan OsserMikey Livingston
- Lupe OntiverosConsuelo
- Julie HagertyFern Livingston
- Noah FleissBrady Livingston
- Maria ThayerAmi
Stills
Themes
high schoolnew jerseyexploitationcollegedysfunctional familycelebrityinterracial relationshipteacher student relationship