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Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade

Based on the most awkward year of your life.

20187.21h 34m

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.

Directed by Bo Burnham
Written by Bo Burnham
Produced by Scott Rudin, Lila Yacoub, Christopher Storer
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $13.5M

Top Cast

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

N

Nora Mullins

Steph

Themes & Keywords

adolescenceidentity crisiscoming of ageteenage girlmiddle schoolself identitysocial mediageneration z

About Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade is a comedy, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of adolescence, identity crisis, coming of age, teenage girl, middle school, self identity. Directed by Bo Burnham, it stars Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson. 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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