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Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade

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Eighth Grade

"Based on the most awkward year of your life."

2018

1h 34m

7.1(1681 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

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Scott Rudin Productions

IAC Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher

Kayla Day

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Mark Day

Emily Robinson

Emily Robinson

Olivia

Jake Ryan

Jake Ryan

Gabe

Daniel Zolghadri

Daniel Zolghadri

Riley

Fred Hechinger

Fred Hechinger

Trevor

Imani Lewis

Imani Lewis

Aniyah

Luke Prael

Luke Prael

Aiden

Catherine Oliviere

Catherine Oliviere

Kennedy

Nora Mullins

Steph

Creative team

Directed by: Bo Burnham
Written by: Bo Burnham
Produced by: Christopher Storer
Lila Yacoub

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