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18 to Party

Play trailer 1:59 Poster for 18 to Party Released Nov 6, 2020 1h 20m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Teens grapple with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, absentee parents and one another while hanging outside a small-town nightclub in 1984.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) I loved this angsty little period drama. Nov 7, 2020 Full Review Nick Allen RogerEbert.com 18 to Party is too stagnant for a story about young people wanting to break free. Rated: 2/4 Nov 6, 2020 Full Review Selome Hailu Austin Chronicle [It] needed more scrupulous eyes, but bears the palpable excitement of a new voice. It's worth the watch for indie lovers and coming-of-age aficionados, with just enough moments of true clarity to expect a more mature, balanced appeal in Roda's future. Rated: 3/5 Nov 5, 2020 Full Review Craig D. Lindsey Crooked Marquee Not since Rian Johnson's Brick have I seen a movie where the young characters speak in such a stylized, hyper-aware, wise-beyond-their-years manner Rated: B- Aug 30, 2021 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel North Shore Movies Marks first-time writer/director Roda as someone to watch. Rated: 3/5 Dec 3, 2020 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Roda is interested in the little things that make up the stuff of life at that age. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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jaime h I loved this film! Such a great debut feature film from Jeff Roda. The script! The Script! The Script! The dialogue is funny, everyone's performance is stellar -- these kids are incredible! Rent it and watch it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this film from debut feature filmmaker, writer/director Jeff Roda. First of all (and most important to me) the script is so solid, so nuanced and accurate to its era, that the foundation and blueprint is perfectly laid out. The dialogue is fun and funny, and accurate to its era, and the dialogue-driven characters move the film forward, all the while keeping you engaged and hooked as the audience. This film could have easily been a play, and any director could easily fall into the trap of shooting it as one, getting lazy with coverage and staging, and blowing the raw power of everyone's performance, but Mr. Roda rises above this common pitfall, getting extensive coverage, wonderfully staged and beautifully photographed, and seamlessly taking you on a journey back to the 80s. And the kids are all fantastic -- it was like watching a master class for child actors. The costuming and music is great too. Really, nothing is overlooked in the making of this great indie, and hopefully we'll be seeing more from Mr. Roda very soon, as he clearly has a knack for directing and an ear for dialogue. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This had a very authentic feel to it that captures the time period it portrays . Honestly I much simpler and better time ☹️ 3.5. Not much actually goes on but it never really gets dull Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/10/21 Full Review TJ L 18 to Party is nothing more than a character movie. Without them you'd have no movie. So, thankfully all of them were developed well enough. I didn't like the abrupt ending was, but I do think it was a good closure to the film. If there was more, that'd be cool, but there isn't. Overall, a fun flick. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Teens grapple with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, absentee parents and one another while hanging outside a small-town nightclub in 1984.
Director
Jeff Roda
Producer
Andrew Cahill, Nikola Duravcevic, Emily Ziff Griffin, Stephanie Marin
Screenwriter
Jeff Roda
Distributor
Giant Pictures
Production Co
Asterion Pictures, Cahill Bros
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 20m