Eighth Grade
Eighth Grade
Eighth Grade
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2018
1h 34m
7.2(1606 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

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Production Companies

A24
Scott Rudin Productions

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Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Elsie Fisher

Kayla Day

Elsie Fisher
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Josh Hamilton

Mark Day

Josh Hamilton
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Emily Robinson

Olivia

Emily Robinson
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Jake Ryan

Gabe

Jake Ryan
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Daniel Zolghadri

Riley

Daniel Zolghadri
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Fred Hechinger

Trevor

Fred Hechinger
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Imani Lewis

Aniyah

Imani Lewis
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Luke Prael

Aiden

Luke Prael
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Catherine Oliviere

Kennedy

Catherine Oliviere
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Nora Mullins

Steph

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Gerald Jones

Tyler

Gerald Jones
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Missy Yager

Mrs. Graves

Missy Yager
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Shacha Temirov

Mason

Shacha Temirov
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Greg Crowe

Mr. McDaniel

Greg Crowe
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Thomas J O'Reilly

Edmund

Thomas J O'Reilly
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Frank Deal

Officer Todd

Frank Deal
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J. Tucker Smith

Mr. Graves

J. Tucker Smith
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Tiffany Grossfeld

Babs

Tiffany Grossfeld
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Trinity Goscinsky-Lynch

Dylan

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Natalie Carter

Mrs. Roach

Natalie Carter
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Kevin R. Free

Mr. Denkert

Kevin R. Free
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Keith Maurice Davis

High School Boy

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Deborah Unger

Mrs. Nolan

Deborah Unger
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William Alexander Wunsch

Brave Boy

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Marguerite Stimpson

Puberty Video Instructor

Marguerite Stimpson
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Tristan Wheeler

Andrew Fields

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Kylie Seaman

Kristen S.

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Dylan Vonderhorst

Dawn Ringlehein

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Luke Mulligan

Jed Goodwin

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Louisa Rose Guarasci

Jackie S.

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Brenna Parker

Missy Bytel

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William Koo

Garrett

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Andrew Geher

Crazy Dancing Boy

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Faith Kelly

Student

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Jalesia Martinez

High School Student

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Blair Seaman

High School Student

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Phoebe Amirault

Middle School Student

Phoebe Amirault
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Veronica Bikowicz

Middle School Student

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Castor Feinberg

Middle School Student

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Molly Forman

Middle school student

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Vivek Nickolas Mathews

Middle School Student

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Olivia Galligan

Middle School Student

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Kendall Seaman

Middle School Student

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Nina Victoria Mathews

Middle School Student

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Kaileen Quinones

Middle School Student

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V. Rocco Russell

Middle School Student

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