Struck by Lightning

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Struck by Lightning

2013

1h 24m

Comedy

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A teen (Chris Colfer), fated to meet an electrifying end, coerces his classmates into writing for a literary magazine he started to ensure admittance to his dream college.

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

01/11/2013

2/4

Ultimately, it all portends a much brighter future for Colfer than for Carson.

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

01/10/2013

2/5

If only "Struck by Lightning" had a sharper, stronger perspective, it might have made more of its conceit.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

01/10/2013

2/5

Except for Ms. Janney's monstrous mother and an Alzheimer's-afflicted grandmother (Polly Bergen), "Struck by Lightning" gives its characters no dimension.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/27/2019

Brian Dannelly's direction keeps the film clean, simple. A softness to the visual tone of the film both in lighting and use of color serves as a nice balance to the harsh realities and high school!

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

08/06/2019

3/4

A completely winning film, the kind of smartly written indie comedy that so rarely separates itself from the self consciously quirky pack.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

12/17/2018

Carson complains there's "nothing to do in Clover between Jamba Juices and cow tipping," but those watching it shouldn't feel the same way.

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Darcey

09/20/2023

I honestly am in love with this movie.I find the story so unique compared to every other coming of age high school story and the characters say things that people their age would actually say instead of the usual made-up things that the writers put instead.I would definitely recommend this for almost anyone and I really do not understand why it is rated so low.A very fun watch.

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07/28/2022

While not every joke landed, I felt overall the humour was pretty great, much better than what others make it out to be. Carson has been dismissed as too snide or arrogant but I think that angst was what made the character so interesting to watch. He went through a lot as the movie passed and I think handled it better than most teenagers would have been able to. A star studded supporting cast carried the movie though I was hoping for a bit more development, I guess it mirrored reality though, often times bad people don't change on a dime. I thought the portrayal of the life of a high schooler was a breath of fresh air amid so many samesy high school movies. Overall, a great film which tells the triumphs but often the downfalls of high school in a funny and accurate way you don't often see on screen.

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07/06/2021

It was good to pass time, but I expected so much core coming from someone as brilliant as Chris. Could have done so much more with the storyline...

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12/01/2020

Im very surprised by the bad reviews on this movie but seeing how most of the top critics are white men over 40, i guess it kinda makes sense. I actually really enjoyed the movie an love the cast!! This movie was witty, dark and tragic.

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03/27/2020

Hilarious!!! This is a must watch movie, definitely!!!! I live Chris Colfer's amazing acting and the humour he puts into his character, Carson. I still have stomach pains from all the laughing!!

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03/23/2020

this movie was honestly one of the worst movies iv ever seen

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Synopsis

A teen (Chris Colfer), fated to meet an electrifying end, coerces his classmates into writing for a literary magazine he started to ensure admittance to his dream college.

Director: Brian Dannelly
Producer: David Permut, Roberto Aguire, Mia Chang
Screenwriter: Chris Colfer
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Production Co: Evil Media Empire, Permut Presentations, Inphenate, Camellia Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2013
Runtime: 1h 24m

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