The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
90%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: 8 wins & 29 nominations
The Edge of Seventeen’s sharp script — and Hailee Steinfeld’s outstanding lead performance — make this more than just another coming-of-age dramedy.
The Edge of Seventeen is the perfect movie for anyone who has ever felt like a misunderstood teenager (so, basically everyone). Hailee Steinfeld gives an incredible performance as Nadine, a high school student who is struggling to navigate the ups and downs of adolescence. Woody Harrelson is also fantastic as her sarcastic and wise-cracking teacher. The movie is funny, heartwarming, and relatable, and it’s definitely one of the best coming-of-age films in recent memory. Whether you’re a fan of John Hughes or just love a good teen movie, The Edge of Seventeen is a must-see.
Production Company(ies)
Lama Films, United King Films, Rabinovich Film Fund, Cinema Project
Distributor
STX Entertainment
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Guildford Park Secondary School, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content, language and some drinking – all involving teens
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2017
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $19,370,020
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $23,873,522
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,647
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 2,603,437
US/Canada gross: $14,431,633
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $17,786,967
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,449
US/Canada opening weekend: $4,754,215
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $5,859,563
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,069
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $9,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $11,092,487
Production budget ranking: 1,624
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,973,304
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $6,807,730
ROI to date (est.): 40%
ROI ranking: 1,197
Haley Lu Richardson – Krista
Blake Jenner – D
Director(s)
Kelly Fremon
Writer(s)
Kelly Fremon
Producer(s)
James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
8 wins & 29 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (217) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (204) | Rotten (13)
The Edge of Seventeen is compared to the work of John Hughes, because it’s destined to be a classic teens will look to for solace.
November 20, 2017
Kristen Lopez
Culturess
TOP CRITIC
Every decade has its cult teen movie. Thirty-two years ago, it was Sixteen Candles. For the ’90s, it was Clueless. The early aughts had Mean Girls. Now we have The Edge of Seventeen.
June 27, 2017
Anne Cohen
Refinery29
TOP CRITIC
The Edge of Seventeen, the feature debut from writer Kelly Fremon Craig, stands out above the countless other teenage movies from recent years by virtue of its honesty and realism.
January 13, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Steinfeld begins her performance at fever pitch, then cranks it up. It’s an astonishing high-wire act, one of the most sustained and perceptive and complete performances I’ve seen in years.
January 11, 2017 | Rating: 4.5/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
It’s a little winner.
December 27, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Hormonal strife is seldom this joyous, and the tremendous verbal sparring between Steinfeld and Harrelson brings a modern, post-ironic gloss to the rat-a-tat delivery of Golden Age Hollywood comedy.
December 4, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Craig delivers a smart, funny, and occasionally heartrending story that surpasses many of the Hughes films we now call classics.
April 9, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
One of the brightest coming-of-age films of recent vintage.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Lively, upbeat, and, most importantly, fresh.
June 11, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
A classic of the teen movie genre.
April 3, 2021
Charlotte Harrison
Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies
Funny, heartbreaking and melancholic, sometimes all at once.
February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
This isn’t a period piece. It’s merely a universally relatable story of a girl who doesn’t fit in to begin with falling out with her only real friend and going into a tailspin.
January 4, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension…
Plot
Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson). All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy (Hayden Szeto) gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Hailee Steinfeld’s performance in The Edge of Seventeen is described as “outstanding” by critics.
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