Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Theatrical - Limited 2015-06-12

Cast Olivia Cooke Thomas Mann RJ Cyler Connie Britton Nick Offerman
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Written by Jesse Andrews

Running Time: 105 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Indian Paintbrush, Rhode Island Ave. Productions

Genres: Comedy Drama

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his... See more mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.

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