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Movie Info
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Director -
James Ponsoldt -
Producer -
Michelle Krumm , Andrew Lauren , Shawn Levy , Tom McNulty -
Screenwriter -
Scott Neustadter , Michael H. Weber -
Distributor -
A24 -
Production Co -
Andrew Lauren Productions -
Rating -
R (All Involving Teens|Alcohol Use|Language|Some Sexuality) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 2, 2013, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 9, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$6.9M -
Runtime -
1h 35m