American Teen skates some thin ice with its documentary ethics but, in the end, presents a charming and stylish (if packaged) tale.
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Director -
Nanette Burstein -
Producer -
Nanette Burstein , Eli Gonda , Chris Huddleston , Owen Katz , Karen Lawler , Anna Molund , Jordan Roberts -
Screenwriter -
Nanette Burstein -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Quasiworld Entertainment , Firehouse Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Brief Smoking|All Involving Teens|Sexual Material|Some Drinking|Some Strong Language) -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 25, 2008, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$940.5K -
Runtime -
1h 40m