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Good Kids

Good Kids

Comedy · 2016

Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation.

Movie details

Good Kids

“Get ready for the summer of yes”

2016 Comedy 1h 26m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.1 / 10

11.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

33 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

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Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Good Kids?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chris McCoy

Written by

Chris McCoy

Nicholas Braun

Nicholas Braun

Andy Evans

Zoey Deutch

Zoey Deutch

Nora Sullivan

Mateo Arias

Mateo Arias

Lionel 'The Lion' Miller

Israel Broussard

Israel Broussard

Mike 'Spice' Jennings

Julia Garner

Julia Garner

Tinsley

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Gabby

Virginia Gardner

Virginia Gardner

Emily

Court is in session

Put Good Kids on trial.

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

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.