The First Time

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The First Time

PG-13

Released Oct 19, 2012

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

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A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens (Dylan O'Brien, Britt Robertson) from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

There is much to like here, a sense of nuance and nonjudgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 19, 2012

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

[An] inoffensive but bland ode to the talky high school movies of John Hughes and Cameron Crowe.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 19, 2012

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

No gratuitous raunchiness here and only a few tired caricatures in a genre usually jammed with them.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2012

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

While the film is not worthy of abject dismissal, as Kasdan is at least trying to give us something that feels genuine, it's still predictable, still one note, and still features two main characters that aren't particularly thrilling to watch.

Aug 5, 2019

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Kaitlin Cole

Bust Magazine

The First Time isn't a groundbreaking film about teenage love, but it's cute and funny, and may spark good feelings of nostalgia for your high school years, even if you, like Aubrey, couldn't wait to get out of there.

Oct 28, 2016

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

I'm going to give it a seven because of the two stars. They're so darned likable that they make the film's shortcomings seem unimportant.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 12, 2013

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good dynamic between leads, more family and side characters depth needed though

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Abriel G

This movie was OK at best, could have been a bit more creative, and it needed a better ending. BUT Dylan O'brien carried it. His acting is superb. I would watch again just bc of him. Such a talented guy, honestly.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Sasha T

dylan o'brien is hot

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Carlos T

Filme: A Primeira Vez Assistido: 23-8-23 Elenco: @imdylanobrien @brittlrobertson @victoriajustice Modelo: #comedia #comedy #romance #comediaromantica Duração: 1h 35m Ano: 2012 Minha opinião: Uma comédia Teen. Diferente dos anos 80 e 90 onde as comédias eram mais escrachadas. Aqui conta a estoria de 2 casais. Dave e Jane & Aubrey e Ronny. A estoria começa Com Dave conhecendo Aubrey em uma festa onde estavam desconectados dela e se encontram e curtem o momento. Até que em outros momentos se encontram novamente mas sentem que uma química rolou porém com o andar da carroagem descobrem que cada um tem um parceiro. Aí a situação vai se desenrolando onde o desejo dos 2 aumenta como as atrapalhadas. Até que chega ao final onde tudo se desfaz e será que eles ficaram juntos? Roteiro e enredo teen. Vale apena assistir? Sim nas férias. Pois é meio sessão da tarde. Nota: 5

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Todd C

It is cheesy and predictable and at first I thought it was poorly acted. If you hate teen romantic movies, you will hate this. However, there was a deeper side to the movie and I got into it after a while. Nothing stands out as great, but the story of a couple of teenagers having sex for the fist time hit home a bit. I tried to not like it, but in the end, I kind of do. I don't recommend it, but there was something about it that made me care. There are sweet moments, but I will say that even in their immaturity, they were more mature than real juniors and seniors in HS. O'Brien and Robertson had good chemistry and are very likeable characters and humans. It is not a raunchy teen movie, which was refreshing. The friends were great.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Dollface172 B

Nothing particularly groundbreaking about this movie but it's cute and funny and the leads make you smile from start to finish. Everyone had awkward moments in high school when it came to talking about sex; this movie makes it easy to relate to the main characters in that way

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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Synopsis

A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens (Dylan O'Brien, Britt Robertson) from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.

Director: Jonathan Kasdan
Producer: Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer
Screenwriter: Jonathan Kasdan
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: Destination Films, Jerimaca Film, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Rating: PG-13 (Partying|Mature Thematic Elements|Language|Teen Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2013
Runtime: 1h 40m

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