Synopsis
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
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Cast
- Griffin GluckRafe Khatchadorian
- Lauren GrahamJules Khatchadorian
- Alexa NisensonGeorgia Khatchadorian
- Andy DalyPrincipal Dwight
- Thomas BarbuscaLeo Khatchadorian
- Rob RiggleBear
- Isabela MercedJeanne Galletta
- RettaIda Stricker
- Adam PallyMr. Teller
- Luke HardemanShon
Recommandations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Delivers an easily digestible and amusing portrait of youthful hijinks that should well please its target audience. - 70
Los Angeles Times
It's a fun, rebellious romp that celebrates creativity and outside-the-box thinking, though parents might hope that their children won't be too inspired to copy the elaborate pranks that these characters pull off. - 67
Austin Chronicle
The film mixes vivid cartoons coming to life from the pages of Rafe’s sketchbook with the live action. The film is reminiscent of some of the best aspects of John Hughes’ teen movies: playful albeit with strong emotional centers that ground their suburban teen rebels. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a so-so film with jarring tone changes and a plot that sputters before a predictable ending. But there are moments of inspiration and authenticity. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Ironically, Middle School’s message is about encouraging kids and grown-ups to think outside the box and yet, the filmmakers themselves do precisely the opposite. - 50
The New York Times
The find here is Alexa Nisenson as Georgia, Rafe’s know-it-all little sister, who takes cars out for a spin. She is blessed with the best lines, comic and dramatic, and appears delightfully cognizant of the fact. If only the movie had more of her. - 50
Slant Magazine
Unimaginatively directed and indifferently shot, the film never establishes a distinctive voice for itself. - 42
The A.V. Club
Though its title and general tone lament the stifling atmosphere of the years between childhood and full-fledged teenhood, the movie misses the animal hostility and physical awkwardness of genuine tweens.
