Milkshake

R

2013

1h 30m

Comedy

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A high-school student (Tyler Ross) dreams of becoming a gangster.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

"American Milkshake" merrily bumps along as if it were the first movie to find humor in a white kid's idolizing desire to "be black," whatever that may mean to him.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2013

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Annlee Ellingson

Los Angeles Times

The script is short on details and insight, and when asked to comment on this condition - or the script's sketch of a culture on the cusp of the Internet revolution - the film, like its dirtbag protagonist, just shrugs.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2013

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Sherrie Li

Village Voice

The fact that Jolie isn't very likable would be less of a problem if this film were actually funny, but his selfish disregard for those around him only ends up making us feel bad for the people who care about him.

Sep 4, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

The only lesson to be learned is that blissful ignorance is the overriding factor involved in appropriating useful characteristics of others for our gain and either being judgmental or dismissive of everything else.

Aug 23, 2019

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

It's a heightened reality based in truth that ultimately seems to glorify the actions I want to believe it's actually trying to vilify.

Rated: C-

Jun 28, 2016

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Decent movie that keeps your attention, but has no real rewatchable qualities... One time view & then stored forever...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Loved this film, like I said it was a film not a movie. It was very similar to my experiences in High School but different in the fact its made in Tacoma Park, Md. on Maple Ave which is like 5 min from where I live. Its honesty and realness of the kids feelings along with good simple acting and directing. I advise anyone to watch it because its an American story about a small amount of white kids who experience life as a minority.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Gotta love a movie that gets you laughing and squirming with discomfort in almost equal measures. Think it was a little too edgy for the 'top critics' but I was all about it-- watched it twice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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For the most part, I could never related to any coming of age high school stories in popular media, because it was so different from my own experience from outside D.C. in a school with extensive racial diversity and the nerdy magnet program that further complicated any stereotypical hierarchy of school portrayed in movies. While I am of course partial to liking American Milkshake because it essentially captures my upbringing, i think its a funny and entertaining film that totally gets the behavior and mindset of teenagers and captures racial dynamics that are prevalent outside a predominantly all-white bubble.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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It was an entertain movie. It was fun to watch Jolie going through all those drama, how he deals or not even deal with it. The racial jokes were funny to me, I went to a public high school in nyc so I could related to that. Over all, I enjoyed the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Great movie. Worth seeing a true to life coming of age story about white kids.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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David Andalman

Director

Tyler Ross

Jolie

Shareeka Epps

Henrietta

Leo Fitzpatrick

Mr. McCarty

Danny Burstein

Coach

Anna Friedman

Jeanette

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Synopsis

A high-school student (Tyler Ross) dreams of becoming a gangster.

Director: David Andalman
Producer: Kristie Lutz, Mariko Munro
Screenwriter: David Andalman, Mariko Munro
Production Co: Milkshake Films
Rating: R (A Brief Nude Image|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2014
Runtime: 1h 30m