Today’s Prayer Focus
The Art of Getting By
MPA Rating:
for thematic elements including sexual content, language, teen drinking and partying.
for thematic elements including sexual content, language, teen drinking and partying.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Teens Adults |
| Genre: | Romance Drama |
| Length: | 1 hr. 24 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2011 |
| USA Release: |
June 17, 2011 (wide—610+ theaters) |
Relevant Issues
TRUE LOVE—What is true love and how do you know when you have found it? Answer
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loneliness
underachieving
laziness
teen drinking and partying
parents who fight
DATING—Why won’t my parents allow me to single-date? Answer
GUIDELINES—What are the biblical guidelines for dating relationships? Answer
Learn how to make your love the best it can be. Discover biblical answers to questions about sex, marriage, sexual addictions, and more.
| Featuring |
Freddie Highmore … George Zinavoy Emma Roberts … Sally Howe Alicia Silverstone … Ms. Herman Sasha Spielberg … Zoe Rubenstein Marcus Carl Franklin … Will Sharpe Ann Dowd … Mrs. Grimes Maya Ri Sanchez … Cynthia Blair Underwood … Principal Martinson Ann Harada … Mrs. Dougherty Rita Wilson … Vivian Sargent Jarlath Conroy … Harris McElroy Elizabeth Reaser … Charlotte Howe Andrew Levitas … Javier Sam Robards … Jack Sargent Michael Angarano … Dustin Dan Leonard … Nick Sophie Curtis … Chastity |
| Director |
Gavin Wiesen |
| Producer |
Goldcrest Pictures Gigi Productions Mint Pictures Island Sound Productions Atlantic Pictures See all » |
| Distributor |
 Fox Searchlight Pictures, a sister company of 20th Century Fox, a division of The Walt Disney Company |
“The toughest lesson is love.”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “A lonely underachieving teen who is about to fail high school in the end of his senior year. He is befriended by his crush, a girl named Sally, but he is unable to express his feelings for her. His parents are fighting, and he must complete a year's worth of homework in a two week period or face expulsion.”
Neutral
Neutral—I liked this movie for the most part… maybe enough to rent it again someday, maybe not. It was interesting to see Freddie Highmore now that he’s older.
Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4
Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4
Kadie Jo, age 19 (USA)
The adults for the most part allow this student to manipulate them and the system. His parental units are for the most part useless or worse. Also, isn’t the drinking age in New York 21? Not only is there drinking at parties, but two 18 year olds seem to be able to get alcohol anytime they want. It is presumed that all teens drink, smoke, and participate in sexual activity. There is not even a hypocritical religious person in the movie to provide any hope. You get to see George vomit after drinking too much. I do not remember any actual nudity, but there are some crude comments and flashes of a girl in her underwear, as well as another crude situation that I really can’t explain.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Very Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 3