Banana Split

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Banana Split

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Released Mar 27, 2020

1h 28m

Comedy

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After a messy break-up with her high school boyfriend, April strikes up an unexpected friendship with his new girlfriend, Clara.

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Critics Consensus

Banana Split serves up a sweet comedic dish that serves as a delightful calling card for co-writer and star Hannah Marks.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

What truly zings about Banana Split, though, is that it's a Gen Z romcom actually written by a teenager, with all those accompanying imperfections. That and its ending totally hits the sweet spot.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 5, 2020

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Banana Split is like a really poor episode of Riverdale, but less compelling.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 5, 2020

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The fundamental premise of this never really looks anything other than muddled and implausible, and certainly doesn't free up the relationship between Marks and Liberato in any satisfyingly comic direction.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 3, 2020

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Jamie Healy

Radio Times

Some raucous misbehaviour aside, it's an essentially sweet tale of teenagers being teenagers, and a rare one that champions friendship over romance.

Rated: 4/5

May 9, 2024

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Jesse Hassenger

Nylon

[Banana Split] keys into the heedless rush of meeting someone on your exact wavelength.

Rated: B

Jan 28, 2021

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Underrated ambitious, and fun as hell.

Rated: B+

Aug 6, 2020

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thiago s

Filme ruim, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme tem cenas que poderiam ser boas, mas não foi.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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X O

Maybe I'm stupid, but I can't follow where it is going. What's the point? And so much swearing, especially with the 3 girl family. It's so weird. I can't see this focusing anywhere. The character of Ben is beyond a loser. Why are the girls talking to him for? He's a complete loser.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Dylan C

entertaining but not phenomenal

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/29/23

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L D

The movie was more about female "best friend" relationships than about teen romance. This would have been fine by me -even celebrated -except the "best friends" weren't like any female best friend relationship I've ever had or seen. Sorry to disappoint but real female friends don't cuddle in bed or grope each other's breasts. If a woman wrote that relationship, I swear she is a closet lesbian in denial. Plus, for me, personally, I found all the drug use infused with Daria derived snark (as a substitution for intelligence) was unpleasant. I didn't like or relate to most of the people in the film. I did, however, like the setup. What would happen if, somehow, the laws of nature, friendship and women were broken and the new girlfriend became best friends with the old girlfriend. That was an interesting question and setup. And I did like how the movie portrayed the heartbreak of first love lost. There were times when my heart ached along in sympathy. But beyond seeing Dylan Sprouse making out with everybody (which is always appreciated), the film left me with a depressed view of today's youth.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/22/23

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Allen R

Avoided cliches and gave us some great character relationships that were funny and heartfelt.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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ChrisJ F

I threw this on to pass the time and feel like it's definitely enjoyable enough as long as you accept it as the teen movie that it is. It's shot well and most notably, the acting chemistry between the two girls feels quite genuine throughout the majority of their ups and downs. Despite the simple and rather movie-esque plot writing, their performances really held the film together much much more than I expected.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/05/23

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Synopsis

After a messy break-up with her high school boyfriend, April strikes up an unexpected friendship with his new girlfriend, Clara.

Director: Benjamin Kasulke
Producer: Jeremy Garelick, Mickey Liddell, Sam Slater, Will Phelps, Glen Trotiner
Screenwriter: Hannah Marks, Joey Power
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Burn Later Productions, American High
Rating: R (Drug and Alcohol Use|Crude Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 28m

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