The Art of Getting By

Name: The Art of Getting By
Released: 2011-6-17
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards

PG-13
1h 24m
2011

19%

age 15+

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Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts co-star as a fatalistic boy and a beautiful but complicated girl who meet in high school and must decide if they are destined to be more than friends.

Director:

Gavin Wiesen

Producer:

P. Dana, Gia Walsh, Kara Baker, Darren Goldberg

Writer:

Gavin Wiesen

Cast:

Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

19%

Critics Consensus: A sitcom-level twee mess that bakes in the typical manic pixie dream girl and boring, withdrawn boy hero.

Reviews

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

The perfect title for a film in which first-time feature writer/director Gavin Wiesen is doing just that, getting by.

A film of slight but wry observation.

The film takes elements of the genre and makes them its own and, more importantly, it does it well.

Wiesen follows the indie teen drama formula and copies from his cleverer classmates with his derivative debut, "The Art of Getting By."

A self-important, stock indie that finds a way to hit every superficial cliche possible and still has the audacity to flaunt itself as a thoughtful look at teenage romance.

January 26, 2018

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 15+

Common Sense Says

Inconsistent coming-of-age film includes teen drinking.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this quirky coming-of-age film may appeal to teens familiar with the restless boredom and paralyzing worries that the high school years can impose. Although things ultimately head toward an up note, some of the material is dark and moody. Expect scenes of underage drinking -- both in bars, which the characters likely were able to infiltrate with fake IDs (though this isn't made explicit), and at parties -- sometimes to the point of drunkenness, as well as references to sex (including an 18-year-old sleeping with an older man) and swearing (including infrequent use of "s--t" and "f--k").