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The Half of It

The Half of It

A different kind of love story.

20207.11h 44m

Overview

Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.

Directed by Alice Wu
Written by Alice Wu
Produced by Anthony Bregman, M. Blair Breard, Alice Wu
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Top Cast

Leah Lewis

Leah Lewis

Ellie Chu

Daniel Diemer

Daniel Diemer

Paul Munsky

Alexxis Lemire

Alexxis Lemire

Aster Flores

Enrique Murciano

Enrique Murciano

Deacon Flores

Wolfgang Novogratz

Wolfgang Novogratz

Trig Carson

Catherine Curtin

Catherine Curtin

Colleen Munsky

Becky Ann Baker

Becky Ann Baker

Mrs. Geselschap

Collin Chou

Collin Chou

Edwin Chu

MacIntyre Dixon

MacIntyre Dixon

Father Shanley

Alec Tincher

Alec Tincher

Senior Guy (In Hallway)

Themes & Keywords

high schoolsmall townromcomcoming of ageeast asian leadlgbtlgbt teenwashington statechinese americangeneration zteenage protagonistlesbianasian americanteenager

About The Half of It

The Half of It is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of high school, small town, romcom, coming of age, east asian lead, lgbt. Directed by Alice Wu, it stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire. Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.

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