Speech & Debate

2017
PG-13
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

1.5K

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Liam James, Sarah Steele, and Austin P. McKenzie in Speech & Debate (2017)

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Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a def... Read allFrustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Speech & Debate: School Board Meeting

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10fojin-49848

Fun coming of age movie

I thought this was a great movie with a fun and entertaining cast! It made me laugh, kept me entertained, and the story was cute.

7casperenkelaar

Low ratings are unfair

I see people who gave it a low rating because it isn't representative of real speech and debate clubs. That's true but the movie is about totally different themes. It's about adults refusing to acknowledge real issues and ignoring teens who are literally shouting to be heard. I think the movie did a great job at portraying this. I think the characters are fun and loveable as well.

8agberterdoo

Teens coming of Age

If you are coming to see a movie about debate then this is not a movie for you. The main focus of the film is about the three teens that make up the debate team and their struggles. I love how light hearted and funny this film is, and how the kids form a great bond with one another!

9RosanaBotafogo

A delightful, uncompromising film that raises a beautiful flag....

It was so cult, until it turned into a slapstick, teenagers falling drunk and drugged into swindling, it misrepresented what would be a light and fun film about smart young liberals and militating for sexual freedom, single mothers and the like, the speech & debate he almost got lost... But he recovered brilliantly, that final musical, saved him, it was what I expected from these young "troublemakers" and reactionaries... A delightful, uncompromising film that raises a beautiful flag....

8lillypoplisa

Fun movie!! :D

I really enjoyed this movie!! :D It was only rated one and a half stars for me on Netflix but I don't know why because it was totally my kind of movie!! The only reason that I've rated it 8/10 stars on here is because it lacked the romance that it made me expect :D It's a really fun filled movie though - especially if you enjoy songs about crap sandwiches :'D

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Trivia
Sarah Steele also played the character Diwata in the Off-Broadway play the movie is based upon.

Goofs
At 23:07 in the movie, Solomon looks up Diwatas youtube channel. As the page loads, he's marked as subscribed to her channel, and in the next, while looking at a video, he is marked as not subscribed.