Eighth Grade

~Based on the most awkward year of your life.

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2018-01-19
Budget: $2000000
Revenue: $13539709
Runtime: 94 min

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