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Public Schooled

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Public Schooled

Released Apr 27, 2018

1h 26m

Comedy

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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

"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.

Apr 26, 2018

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

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.

Oct 11, 2017

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

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 ...

Sep 14, 2017

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

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.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Comedy about awkward teen and his mom; cursing, sex, drugs.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 28, 2018

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Chris Knight

National Post

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.

Apr 27, 2018

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Nathan C

Adventures in Public School B I like it. A bit cheesy at times but good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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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 ⭐️

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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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 ⭐️

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Itï¿ 1/2(TM)s a fine movie but it portrays homeschoolers as antisocial weirdos who canï¿ 1/2(TM)t do anything without their mommy. I am homeschooled and i am a very independent social personï¿ 1/2

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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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.

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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