Never Goin' Back

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Never Goin' Back

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Released Aug 3, 2018

1h 26m

Comedy

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Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.

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Critics Consensus

Never Goin' Back benefits from the chemistry between leads Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone, whose easy rapport lifts a coming-of-age story with uncommon insight.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

Female stoner comedy Never Goin' Back is raunchy and ridiculous, a portrait of girls behaving badly and not giving a f*ck.

Aug 17, 2018

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Their friendship is the film's secret weapon, and its portrayal is what sets Never Goin' Back apart from standard stoner raunch fests.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2018

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

"Never Goin' Back" is happily silly and low-down and willing to indulge in gross humor, while presenting a story about friendship and about the consequences of growing up with no money or prospects.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 9, 2018

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

It’s gross and grimy, hot and sticky, but never exploitative.

Feb 13, 2024

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Jesse Hassenger

Nylon

What really infuses Never Goin' Back with some extra electricity, though, is Frizzell's dedication to finding life in small details.

Rated: B

Feb 4, 2021

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Scott Nye

Battleship Pretension

Never Goin' Back is the best comedy yet though, an ideal reflection of its own characters' impulses and desires. It feels like the kind of movie they'd make about themselves; maybe, in fact, it is.

Dec 8, 2020

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Aspet S

One of the best movies I've seen, great job, My gratitude to the director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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MIckey A

this is a terrific comedy. I'm slightly biased since I was an extra in the movie, but still!!! Augustine Frizzell is a brilliant director. :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Cristian s

Transgresora, incomoda y un toque escatológica, pero eso si extremadamente divertida. Puede ser diferente y un poco simplona (la historia es bastante random y avanza poco y nada) pero cumple con lo que cualquier comedia tiene que cumplir y es hacer reír. No sabia que esperar y termino siendo una grata sorpresa.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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hannah d

this movie is so funny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Audience Member

Two girls Angela and Jessie plan to go to Galveston, Texas to celebrate Jessie's birthday They've already used up much of their rent money and need just a bit more Unfortunately because they spend so much time partying and doing drugs they lose a lot of their earnings from a drug scam They try to get it back any way they can Maia Mitchell and Camilla Morone have great chemistry acting as bumbling fools who get so knee deep in their addictions The rest of the film sadly has then fumbling around not doing anything interesting They don't have the maturity to be fully likable It's a very lackluster script and the characters almost have zero likability since they never learn anything redeemable by the end There's also a lot of so-called gross out humor that could've been used in another film I've seen better entries than this by A24 Films

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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Audience Member

Great little low budget movie about little low budget people. Best comedy I've seen since they stopped making comedies. Definitely worth a look

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Synopsis

Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.

Director: Augustine Frizzell
Producer: Liz Cardenas, Toby Halbrooks, David Lowery, James M. Johnston
Screenwriter: Augustine Frizzell
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Sailor Bear
Rating: R (Drug Use|All Involving Teens|Crude Sexual Content|Brief Nudity|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.1K
Runtime: 1h 26m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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