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Dude

Dude

Growing up. Moving on. Lighting up.

20185.51h 30m

Overview

Four best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.

Directed by Olivia Milch
Written by Olivia Milch, Kendall McKinnon
Produced by Jen Isaacson, Langley Perer, Alex Saks
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Top Cast

Lucy Hale

Lucy Hale

Lily Weil

Kathryn Prescott

Kathryn Prescott

Chloe Daniels

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein

Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Rebecca Voller

Alex Wolff

Alex Wolff

Noah

Jerry MacKinnon

Jerry MacKinnon

Sam

Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Jill Weil

Austin Abrams

Austin Abrams

James Weil

Austin Butler

Austin Butler

Thomas Daniels

Brooke Smith

Brooke Smith

Lorraine Daniels

Themes & Keywords

high schoolfemale friendshiphigh school friendswoman director

About Dude

Dude is a comedy film released in 2018 exploring themes of high school, female friendship, high school friends, woman director. Directed by Olivia Milch, it stars Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott, Alexandra Shipp. Four best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.

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