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ComedyDrama

Eighth Grade

- Based on the most awkward year of your life

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.

Release Date : 2018-01-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : A24Scott Rudin Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Coolest Girl in the World8th Grade

Cast

Elsie Fisher

Character Name : Kayla Day

Original Name : Elsie Fisher

Gender : Male

Josh Hamilton

Character Name : Mark Day

Original Name : Josh Hamilton

Gender : Male

Emily Robinson

Character Name : Olivia

Original Name : Emily Robinson

Gender : Female

Jake Ryan

Character Name : Gabe

Original Name : Jake Ryan

Gender : Male

Daniel Zolghadri

Character Name : Riley

Original Name : Daniel Zolghadri

Gender : Male

Fred Hechinger

Character Name : Trevor

Original Name : Fred Hechinger

Gender : Male

Imani Lewis

Character Name : Aniyah

Original Name : Imani Lewis

Gender : Female

Luke Prael

Character Name : Aiden

Original Name : Luke Prael

Gender : Male

Catherine Oliviere

Character Name : Kennedy

Original Name : Catherine Oliviere

Gender : Male

Nora Mullins

Character Name : Steph

Original Name : Nora Mullins

Gender : Male

Gerald Jones

Character Name : Tyler

Original Name : Gerald Jones

Gender : Male

Missy Yager

Character Name : Mrs. Graves

Original Name : Missy Yager

Gender : Female

Shacha Temirov

Character Name : Mason

Original Name : Shacha Temirov

Gender : Male

Greg Crowe

Character Name : Mr. McDaniel

Original Name : Greg Crowe

Gender : Male

Thomas J O'Reilly

Character Name : Edmund

Original Name : Thomas J O'Reilly

Gender : Male

Frank Deal

Character Name : Officer Todd

Original Name : Frank Deal

Gender : Male

J. Tucker Smith

Character Name : Mr. Graves

Original Name : J. Tucker Smith

Gender : Male

Tiffany Grossfeld

Character Name : Babs

Original Name : Tiffany Grossfeld

Gender : Male

Trinity Goscinsky-Lynch

Character Name : Dylan

Original Name : Trinity Goscinsky-Lynch

Gender : Male

Natalie Carter

Character Name : Mrs. Roach

Original Name : Natalie Carter

Gender : Female

Kevin R. Free

Character Name : Mr. Denkert

Original Name : Kevin R. Free

Gender : Male

Keith Maurice Davis

Character Name : High School Boy

Original Name : Keith Maurice Davis

Gender : Male

Deborah Unger

Character Name : Mrs. Nolan

Original Name : Deborah Unger

Gender : Female

William Alexander Wunsch

Character Name : Brave Boy

Original Name : William Alexander Wunsch

Gender : Male

Marguerite Stimpson

Character Name : Puberty Video Instructor

Original Name : Marguerite Stimpson

Gender : Female

Tristan Wheeler

Character Name : Andrew Fields

Original Name : Tristan Wheeler

Gender : Male

Kylie Seaman

Character Name : Kristen S.

Original Name : Kylie Seaman

Gender : Male

Dylan Vonderhorst

Character Name : Dawn Ringlehein

Original Name : Dylan Vonderhorst

Gender : Male

Luke Mulligan

Character Name : Jed Goodwin

Original Name : Luke Mulligan

Gender : Male

Louisa Rose Guarasci

Character Name : Jackie S.

Original Name : Louisa Rose Guarasci

Gender : Male

Brenna Parker

Character Name : Missy Bytel

Original Name : Brenna Parker

Gender : Male

William Koo

Character Name : Garrett

Original Name : William Koo

Gender : Male

Andrew Geher

Character Name : Crazy Dancing Boy

Original Name : Andrew Geher

Gender : Male

Faith Kelly

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Faith Kelly

Gender : Male

Jalesia Martinez

Character Name : High School Student

Original Name : Jalesia Martinez

Gender : Female

Blair Seaman

Character Name : High School Student

Original Name : Blair Seaman

Gender : Male

Phoebe Amirault

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Phoebe Amirault

Gender : Female

Veronica Bikowicz

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Veronica Bikowicz

Gender : Male

Castor Feinberg

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Castor Feinberg

Gender : Female

Molly Forman

Character Name : Middle school student

Original Name : Molly Forman

Gender : Male

Vivek Nickolas Mathews

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Vivek Nickolas Mathews

Gender : Male

Olivia Galligan

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Olivia Galligan

Gender : Male

Kendall Seaman

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Kendall Seaman

Gender : Male

Nina Victoria Mathews

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Nina Victoria Mathews

Gender : Male

Kaileen Quinones

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Kaileen Quinones

Gender : Male

V. Rocco Russell

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : V. Rocco Russell

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

I can't elevate _Eighth Grade_ to the status that my peers have, it just wasn't all that to me. But it was still very good, and very real, that tangible sort of youth that comes with dedication to the format. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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beyondthecineramadome

@beyondthecineramadome

2022-07-15

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-02-21

Elsie Fisher turns in a strong performance here as the teenage “Kayla” coming to terms with all of those uncertainties we all feel as puberty beckons. Coupled with her own personal issues, she’s in her last year of what could loosely be referred to a children’s school and is maybe just a little over-reliant on validation from social media to get her through her days. There’s no mum on the horizon, but her dad (Josh Hamilton) - who seems to spend a fair amount of time appearing in her bedroom doorway at night whilst she is surfing the internet, cares deeply for his daughter and is determined to help. That’s of course assuming either of them know if and how he can. Of course there are boys in this mix too, and like with many teenage crushes her’s with “Aiden” (Luke Prael) isn’t reciprocated nor is that of “Gabe” (Jake Ryan) with her. Maybe, though, it’s worth her considering that despite the more obvious confidences on display, many of her contemporaries are in exactly the same boat as her, they just display their emotions differently. It’s quite a tough watch this as it rather brutally and honestly displays just how different it is for kids nowadays to come to terms with impending adulthood in a limelight of audio and video that didn’t exist when I was that age. Hell, we’d not that long had colour television. The writing has an authenticity to it that can make you squirm with associative embarrassment, it can almost make you want to recoil from the screen - and that is a testament to her effort, but also to an enthusiastic one from Ryan and a considered one from Hamilton. There’s plenty of dark humour here, too, to oil the wheels of her journey of self-discovery and it says as much about the pitfalls of modern day parenting as it does about modern day adolescence. It did make me very glad that I don’t have to survive in their modern world seeking and/or delivering constant approval and appreciation. Worth a watch.