Hard Sell

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Hard Sell

Released May 20, 2016

1h 36m

Comedy

Drama

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A poor teen (Skyler Gisondo) and a beautiful runaway (Katrina Bowden) hatch schemes to profit from students at a private school.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Eventually ... the movie finds its own voice and groove, and avoids being a mere retro exercise.

May 20, 2016

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Mae Abdulbaki

Punch Drunk Critics

Hard Sell isn't very attentive to its own subject matter and treats its female character as expendable

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 14, 2018

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Nathanael Hood

The Young Folks

... it's one of the most gently subversive films on the topic I've seen in some time, but Hard Sell treats these ideas as window-dressing for Hardy's coming-of-age story.

Rated: 5/10

May 29, 2016

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... strains to be edgy while failing to reconcile its broad comedy with the earnest drama.

May 20, 2016

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Christian Toto

HollywoodInToto.com

Think Hard Sell is another naughty coming of age yarn? Get ready for a pleasant surprise.

Rated: 3/4

May 20, 2016

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

A weird mashup of cliches that don't go together and appear to have been assembled by someone with no understanding of actual human behavior or motivation.

Rated: 1/4

May 20, 2016

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Hmmm ..... I don't think the film is as bad as people think. Katrina is really beautiful. She has no qualms being bought as a 'prostitute', but is really being a therapist. It's a really interesting film. Underrated. ,aune some holes in how points made are delivered, but the focus is the girl. The girls. And they are worth the time. A really nice film, with a savvy nerd. It's worth the time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Audience Member

this is basically a re-working of the '80's classic 'risky business' but the girl's 'job' is now stripper instead of call girl

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Actually this was decent. Character interactions and somewhat off-beat script keeps it entertaining and fresh.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Sean Nalaboff

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Skyler Gisondo

Hardy Buchanan

Katrina Bowden

Bo

Kristin Chenoweth

Lorna Buchanan

Hannah Marks

Lake

Amy Rutberg

Susan

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Synopsis

A poor teen (Skyler Gisondo) and a beautiful runaway (Katrina Bowden) hatch schemes to profit from students at a private school.

Director: Sean Nalaboff
Producer: Sean Nalaboff, Jimmy Seargeant, Jared Greenman
Screenwriter: Sean Nalaboff
Distributor: Momentum Pictures
Production Co: Yellow Cote Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 20, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 20, 2016
Runtime: 1h 36m

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