Eighth Grade

Comedy, Drama

The coming-of-age story follows the life and struggles of an eighth-grader, played by Elsie Fisher, during her last week of classes before graduating to high school. She struggles with social anxiety but produces vlogs giving life advice.

Themes include heavy use of social media, mental health in Generation Z and sexuality and consent.

Directed by: Bo Burnham
Starring: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Fred Hechinger
Produced by: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Lila Yacoub, Christopher Storer
Written by: Bo Burnham

Music by: Anna Meredith
Cinematography: Andrew Wehde
Edited by: Jennifer Lilly

Production companies: A24, IAC Films, Scott Rudin Productions
Distributed by: A24 (United States), Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
Release date: January 19, 2018 (Sundance), July 13, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 94 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Elsie Fisher as Kayla Day
Josh Hamilton as Mark Day
Emily Robinson as Olivia
Catherine Oliviere as Kennedy Graves
Jake Ryan as Gabe
Luke Prael as Aiden Wilson
Daniel Zolghadri as Riley
Fred Hechinger as Trevor
Imani Lewis as Aniyah

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