The Half of It

2020
PG-13
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

45K

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Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire in The Half of It (2020)

Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help winning over a popular girl. But their new and unlikely friendship gets complicated when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.

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Coming-of-Age Comedy Drama

When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

45K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations total

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Trailer 2:36

Official Trailer

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5 Queer-Themed Picks to Celebrate Young Love

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5 Queer-Themed Picks to Celebrate Young Love

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The Half Of It: Being Authentic

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The Half Of It: Are You Ready

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'The Half of It' Star Leah Lewis Can't Stop Bingeing This Show

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Trivia
The opening monologue is the story told by Aristophanes in Plato's Symposium. Aristophanes was a comedic playwright at the time of Socrates and Plato and is considered the greatest Greek comedic writer. The Symposium is a dialogue about a dinner that Socrates attends. During dinner Socrates, in typical fashion, begins to ask questions of his host and the other guests. The dialogue centers on the topic of love, each interlocutor attempts to answer the question what is love? Aristophanes' story tells of how humans use to be whole and the gods got jealous and split us apart. We spend our lives searching for that other half. According to Aristophanes, our other half could be someone of the same or opposite gender.

Goofs
As Mrs. Geselschap first talks to Ellie, the distance between Geselschap's drinking mug and her face keeps changing between cameras.

Quotes
Ellie Chu: Gravity is matter's response to loneliness.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies of 2020 (So Far) (2020)

Soundtracks
Annie's Song
Performed by Amy Carrigan
Written by John Denver

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Review

Featured review

8/10

The power of good directing and screenwriting

Netflix suggested that movie and even in the trailer I thought that looks promising. Little did I know that this would be an overachiever. It is cleverer than the usual coming of age and finding yourself stories.

The power lies in the writing and in the direction. I don't wanna knock the cast they are all fine but they are not the strength of the movie. It is the writing with a very clear constructed story with very well established themes and a well formed character arc for our protagonist that is also reflected in the supporting cast. This is not about sexual orientation it is about finding your true self in life and standing for what you are. It is about the sacrifices and work that you put in the relationships with the people you care about.

Good writing and very well constructed scenes make this movie easy to watch, and to live vicariously through these characters. To remember what it was like when you were at that odd place in live where everything is "messy".