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Zoey 102

Zoey 102

Romance · Comedy · 2023

Pacific Coast Academy alumni return to Malibu for an over-the-top wedding that turns into a high school reunion for the books.

Movie details

Zoey 102

“Saving the date since 2008.”

2023 Romance · Comedy 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

Pacific Coast Academy alumni return to Malibu for an over-the-top wedding that turns into a high school reunion for the books.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Zoey 102?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Nancy Hower

Written by

Madeline Whitby · Monica Sherer

Jamie Lynn Spears

Jamie Lynn Spears

Zoey Brooks

Sean Flynn

Sean Flynn

Chase Matthews

Erin Sanders

Erin Sanders

Quinn Pensky

Christopher Massey

Christopher Massey

Michael Barret

Matthew Underwood

Matthew Underwood

Logan Reese

Abby Wilde

Abby Wilde

Stacey Dillsen

Dean Geyer

Dean Geyer

Todd

Court is in session

Put Zoey 102 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.