If you loved The Edge of Seventeen, try Eighth Grade

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Edge of Seventeen, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Eighth Grade is

Suburban summer approaching, a pool party hums, a phone screen glows. A middle school hallway echoes, a teenager navigates, social hierarchies loom. Bo Burnham nails the cringe of growing up.

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