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The To Do List

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It's 1993, and high-school valedictorian Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza) decides she needs to shed her uptight image before college. She puts together a list of all the activities -- including sex -- she missed in high school. When she soon realizes she is out of her depth, Brandy enlists the aid of her friends, older sister, and boss. Summer marches on, and members of the group realize that they will need plenty of imagination and open mindedness to complete her project before September.
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The To Do List may play things disappointingly safe given its rather daring premise, but writer-director Maggie Carey's sure hand -- and Aubrey Plaza's performance -- keep the laughs coming.

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Andi Zeisler Bitch Media It's a small thrill with big implications. Jan 15, 2021 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk Mixing Gloria Steinem and gross-out gags with messy aplomb, first-time writer/director Maggie Carey has created a landmark romcom. Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Writer/director Maggie Carey's clodhopping coming-of-age yarn merely proves that terrible teen movies are now a source of equal-ops embarrassment for both genders. Rated: 1/5 Oct 6, 2013 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com This isn't exactly the vehicle I'd have picked for Aubrey Plaza, but proving her immense talent once again she makes it work. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See If this movie doesn't make you laugh above everything else, and question the taste of everyone involved, then what the hell is the point? Rated: B+ Jul 8, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens A real stand-up first feature from Maggie Carey, put The To Do List on your list of movie viewing. Nov 27, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ultra B The cast were great! But the story, its characters, and its ending don’t make sense when friends get mad at Aubrey’s character for being slutty. The second half ruined the movie with the worst characters ever! Blaming the main character for no reason. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Nick W Well paced and funny throughout,a must for rewatching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Jeff N A more than adequate comedy that's real sin for most people is probably having a female protagonist. The acting is mostly solid, minus the actor's who played the dad, and the duckie stand in. Plaza and Hader carry the film nicely, along with the actor's who play her best friends. It's messy due to all the sub plots and it's need to justify itself which, once again, is probably due to it having a female lead character. You get the feeling by the end of the film that if this had been just another raunchy comedy with male protagonists it could have been way more out of line and yet still more streamlined without the need to justify the actions of it's main character. Still though, it deserves some respect for being so bold with a female main character, even for it's time. All of that aside, it is funny enough and well made enough to justify a watch. You'll laugh quite a bit, and that's really all a comedy should have to accomplish. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Scott M Just not a believable story. Mostly I didn't believe it because Aubrey can't pull off being the innocent teenager. She's acts like she's way too mature and experienced with sex at 28 years old. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Jim P Charming and likely captures the difficulties of growing up female. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review Cristian s A nivel comedia es buenísima, me reí hasta la ultima escena. La historia es medio floja pero lo compensa siendo entretenida y los mensajes que entrega también están bastante buenos. No esperaba nada y me sorprendió. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Maggie Carey

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Aubrey Plaza

Brandy

Johnny Simmons

Cameron

Bill Hader

Willy

Alia Shawkat

Fiona

Sarah Steele

Wendy

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Synopsis It's 1993, and high-school valedictorian Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza) decides she needs to shed her uptight image before college. She puts together a list of all the activities -- including sex -- she missed in high school. When she soon realizes she is out of her depth, Brandy enlists the aid of her friends, older sister, and boss. Summer marches on, and members of the group realize that they will need plenty of imagination and open mindedness to complete her project before September.
Director
Maggie Carey
Producer
Jennifer Todd, Brian Robbins, Sharla Sumpter Bridge
Screenwriter
Maggie Carey
Distributor
CBS Films
Production Co
Varsity Pictures, Mark Gordon Productions
Rating
R (Drug and Alcohol Use|All Involving Teens|Graphic Dialogue|Language|Strong Crude & Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 26, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4M
Runtime
1h 44m
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