Watch this when
The Way, Way Back
He said you were a three. Find the people who never used that scale.
Who it's for
Duncan is stuck at a beach house with a mother who is too distracted to notice him and her boyfriend, Trent, who openly belittles him.
Insecure→Validated
Feelings it meets
What it is
Written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, this coming-of-age comedy-drama follows Duncan (Liam James), a shy 14-year-old spending the summer at a Massachusetts beach house with his mother Pam (Toni Collette) and her condescending boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell).
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Emotional belittling of a teenager.
Age: PG-13 (language, brief drug material, some sexual content, thematic elements)
God grows weary of great kingdoms, but never of little flowers.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 67
