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True Adolescents

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An aging rocker (Mark Duplass) with no real life aspirations reluctantly takes two teens on a camping trip.

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True Adolescents

Critics Reviews

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Matt Singer IFC.com 09/05/2011
B
There's something refreshing about True Adolescents. It feels like mumblecore's inherent immaturity finally coming of age. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 07/28/2011
3.5/5
Time and again, "True Adolescents" resists the temptation to succumb to easy melodrama. Go to Full Review Ronnie Scheib Variety 07/26/2011
True Adolescents bears the dubious distinction of combining mumblecore's penchant for artistic slackers with Hollywood's celebration of immature slobs. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/02/2011
B+
First-time director Craig Johnson hits the ball out of the park in this perceptive slacker-humored but bleak coming-of-age story. Go to Full Review Mike Scott Times-Picayune 09/23/2011
2.5/4
Once it hits its stride, it's oddly compelling stuff. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/26/2016 A great coming of age film which truly embraces the mumble core genre. See more 03/18/2015 After seeing Craig Johnson's 'Skeleton Twins' I was curious to see other shows he may have written. This film was perfect as far as indie-flicks, Honest Stories, and real-life humor are concerned. See it if you get the chance. Especially if you live in Seattle...you'll notice a lot of familiar sites. See more 01/06/2015 At home with Alison and Hana See more 12/07/2014 Despite being more formulaic than alternative, True Adolescents skates by thanks to Mark Duplass' sardonic confidence. See more 12/02/2014 It tries to hard to be poignant but its got some good laughs here and there. See more Frances H 06/01/2014 Very slow and not all that deep with much to say. Men take a lot of time to mature? That is not really news to any woman. That guys really don't plan anything all that well? Also not news. There really wasn't that much new to say in this film that justified wading through the long, dry, boring spells, How it rated so high is beyond me. See more Read all reviews
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Craig Johnson

Director

Mark Duplass

Sam

Bret Loehr

Oliver

Carr Thompson

Jake

Melissa Leo

Sharon

Laura Kai Chen

Amy

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True Adolescents

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Movie Info

Synopsis An aging rocker (Mark Duplass) with no real life aspirations reluctantly takes two teens on a camping trip.
Director
Craig Johnson
Producer
Thomas Woodrow
Screenwriter
Craig Johnson
Production Co
Unison Films, The Group Entertainment, Furnace Films
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 28m
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