Just like its underserved protagonist, Barely Lethal is in disguise -- it wants you to think it's smarter than it is but it fails by falling prey to all the clichés it mocks.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Kyle Newman -
Producer -
Brett Ratner , John Cheng , Sukee Chew , Vanessa Coifman , Ted Hartley -
Screenwriter -
John D'Arco -
Distributor -
A24 -
Production Co -
RKO Pictures , Ratpac Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|Drug References|Sexual Material|Some Action Violence|Teen Drinking) -
Genre -
Action , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 29, 2015, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 36m