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mid90s

fall. get back up.

20187.51h 26m

Overview

In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.

Directed by Jonah Hill
Written by Jonah Hill
Produced by Mikey Alfred, Ken Kao, Eli Bush
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7MRevenue: $9.3M

Top Cast

Sunny Suljic

Sunny Suljic

Stevie

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Dabney

Lucas Hedges

Lucas Hedges

Ian

Na-kel Smith

Na-kel Smith

Ray

Olan Prenatt

Olan Prenatt

Fuckshit

Gio Galicia

Gio Galicia

Ruben

Ryder McLaughlin

Ryder McLaughlin

Fourth Grade

Alexa Demie

Alexa Demie

Estee

F

Fig Camila Abner

Angela

Liana Perlich

Liana Perlich

Teresa

Themes & Keywords

californiaskateboardingdysfunctional familycoming of agelos angeles, californiamisogynyfitting in1990sskate punkreflectivegay themeteenagercomfortingteen smokingwayward teens

About mid90s

mid90s is a drama, comedy film released in 2018 exploring themes of california, skateboarding, dysfunctional family, coming of age, los angeles, california, misogyny. Directed by Jonah Hill, it stars Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges. In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.

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