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Never Goin' Back

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) It’s gross and grimy, hot and sticky, but never exploitative. Feb 13, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review hannah d this movie is so funny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/04/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Lena G hilarious!! loved it such a fun experience Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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