True Adolescents

2009

1 hr. 28 min.

Comedy

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75%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

250+ Ratings

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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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A great coming of age film which truly embraces the mumble core genre.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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At home with Alison and Hana

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Despite being more formulaic than alternative, True Adolescents skates by thanks to Mark Duplass' sardonic confidence.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

It tries to hard to be poignant but its got some good laughs here and there.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Frances H

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/08/14

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Matt Singer

IFC.com

There's something refreshing about True Adolescents. It feels like mumblecore's inherent immaturity finally coming of age.

Rated: B

Sep 5, 2011

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Time and again, "True Adolescents" resists the temptation to succumb to easy melodrama.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 28, 2011

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

True Adolescents bears the dubious distinction of combining mumblecore's penchant for artistic slackers with Hollywood's celebration of immature slobs.

Jul 26, 2011

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

First-time director Craig Johnson hits the ball out of the park in this perceptive slacker-humored but bleak coming-of-age story.

Rated: B+

Nov 2, 2011

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Mike Scott

Times-Picayune

Once it hits its stride, it's oddly compelling stuff.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 23, 2011

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

While True Adolescents may be typical of its genre, it's a solid, well-made entry, with a few details (like its treatment of sexual identity) that help it stand apart from the pack.

Rated: B

Apr 4, 2011

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Synopsis

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

Director: Craig Johnson
Executive Producer: Gill Holland, Emanuel Michael
Screenwriter: Craig Johnson
Production Co: Furnace Films, Unison Films, The Group Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2017

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