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Booksmart
They thought being smart meant skipping the fun. Turns out everyone was more than one thing. 📚🎉 #Booksmart
Who it's for
Booksmart treats two high achievers' realization that they missed out on high school with humor rather than shame, which normalizes the fear that you've been doing life 'wrong'.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Olivia Wilde's 2019 comedy follows best friends Molly and Amy, two high-achieving high school seniors headed for top universities. On the eve of graduation, Molly learns that classmates she assumed were only partying also got into prestigious colleges, and, frustrated at what she feels they missed, she persuades Amy to spend one night letting loose at a graduation party.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Teen drug use and strong sexual content.
Age: R (MPAA; for strong sexual content, drug use and drinking, and language throughout, all involving teens)
Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
