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Socially awkward Liam has been home-schooled his whole life. When he falls in love with a popular one-legged girl, he abandons his mother's suffocating love and enrolls in a public school, entering a world of sex, drugs and social studies.
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Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times 04/26/2018
"Adventures in Public School" isn't for everyone. But this oddball high school comedy from director Kyle Rideout has a distinct voice and a wry sense of humor that sets it apart from the standard teen film. Go to Full Review Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter 10/11/2017
The writing and direction of Public Schooled put a bright spin on high-school antics, and the ace cast makes the grade, led by Judy Greer's long-proven down-to-earth magic and the deft physical comedy of Daniel Doheny. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety 09/14/2017
Greer proves a resourceful comedienne, as usual, and a colorful array of supporting characters are nicely turned. The film's biggest single asset, however, is newcomer Doheny ... Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 03/04/2021
3/5
What could have been a story of over-dependency is, in fact, grounded by just enough sincerity and affability to save it from becoming an a matriarchal Great Santini. Go to Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media 08/28/2018
3/5
Comedy about awkward teen and his mom; cursing, sex, drugs. Go to Full Review Chris Knight National Post 04/27/2018
If this Canadian comedy had a report card, it would contain an A for enthusiasm, a B-minus for creative writing and a D in chemistry. It's trying hard, but the pieces don't quite come together. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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alan g @agenser Jun 23 Any title begining with "Adventures" promises none. Another weird artsy film. See more Nathan C 03/22/2024 Adventures in Public School B I like it. A bit cheesy at times but good. See more 10/03/2020 Public Schooled (or Adventures I'm Public School) definitely has a sense of humour that's not for everyone. I did think it was funny and had a realistic take on public high school life. The mother/son relationship is pretty intensely weird and thrashing at the boundary of too far. But Julie Greer, who is such an amazing comic actor and often under-utilised, is great as the Mom. And, thankfully, this is not your average "teen comedy" - the humour is not purely physical and is actually funny. I would say that Daniel Doheny can't carry quite as much of the film as he was supposed to and the female characters, plot, and humour would Be significantly improved by a female co/writer, because all of the women characters are fairly two-dimensional which is a shame - and completely avoidable. See more 05/11/2020 I actually didn't mind this movie as much as others did. The part of this movie I didn't like is all on Judy. Just her usual weird annoying acting role in almost every film she's been in and the overprotective helicopter parenting is super weird. Otherwise- it tells the normal teenage story about going into high school from homeschooling, first crush, everything you do as a teenager. 4/5 ⭐️ See more 05/11/2020 I actually didn't mind this movie as much as others did. The part of this movie I didn't like is all on Judy. Just her usual weird annoying acting role in almost every film she's been in and the overprotective helicopter parenting is super weird. Otherwise- it tells the normal teenage story about going into high school from homeschooling, first crush, everything you do as a teenager. 4/5 ⭐️ See more 04/26/2020 La historia inicial fue interesante, pero el desarrollo de la misma se volvió horrible, desde una madre que propicia que su hijo experimente la droga, hasta comentarios irrelevantes a la película. Todo el tiempo estas esperando que mejore, pero nunca pasa, y la chica bonita se queda con el tipo rudo. Solo los últimos 3 minutos finales de la película se podría decir que valen la pena. No recomendaría que la vieran, ni la volvería a ver. See more Read all reviews
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Kyle Rideout

Director

Judy Greer

Claire

Daniel Doheny

Liam

Siobhan Williams

Anastasia

Russell Peters

Mr. Germaine

Grace Park

Mackenzie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Socially awkward Liam has been home-schooled his whole life. When he falls in love with a popular one-legged girl, he abandons his mother's suffocating love and enrolls in a public school, entering a world of sex, drugs and social studies.
Director
Kyle Rideout
Producer
Josh Epstein
Screenwriter
Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Gravitas Ventures, Motion 58 Entertainment
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2018
Runtime
1h 26m
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