![]() ![]() Like The Breakfast Club and Fast Times at Ridgemont High before it, Eighth Grade carries a rating that may make it seem too mature for your kids, but it’s probably exactly what they need to see right now as they figure out their place in the world. Social media expedites and heightens the anxieties of this harrowing time full of insecurity, and Eighth Grade depicts that uncomfortable sensation vividly. She also projects an image of the kind of confident person she’d like to be through her own series of YouTube self-help videos - which only get a handful of views. Fisher’s character, Kayla, finds herself obsessing over the popular kids’ Instagram feeds. And in one particularly tense scene, our heroine finds herself in the backseat of a car with a teenage guy who’s a few years older than she is – but how that moment shakes out might surprise you.Įighth Grade also could help tweens and teens in the way it depicts the psychological impact of social media and the Internet in general. There’s also some discussion of naked cell phone pictures and whether or not a character is willing to perform a sex act on another, but it comes from a place of false bravado. The characters talk the way kids this age truly talk, and that means some profanity. Here’s where the R rating comes from: There’s quite a bit of language scattered throughout. I urge you to consider allowing the older kids in your home to see this film. It also happens to be rated R, meaning that – in theory – a lot of the young viewers who would benefit from seeing it might not be able to get a ticket. Middle school is painfully awkward no matter who you are or where you are, and Eighth Grade captures this fraught moment in time beautifully. Writer-director Bo Burnham’s story about an introverted 13-year-old girl (the hilarious and heartbreaking Elsie Fisher) navigating the last week of middle school is emotionally raw and relatable in so many ways. Rating: R, for language and some sexual material.Įighth Grade is one of the best movies of the year, so I’m thrilled that it’s opening nationwide this weekend to give more people the opportunity to see it.
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