mid90s (2018)
Director: Jonah Hill Run Time: 86 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2018
Starring: Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith, Olan Prenatt, Sunny Suljic
Country: United States
Language: English
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About the film:
Stevie is a sweet 13-year-old about to explode. His mom is loving and attentive, but a little too forthcoming about her romantic life. His big brother is a taciturn and violent bully. So Stevie searches his working-class Los Angeles suburb for somewhere to belong. He finds it at the Motor Avenue skate shop.
About the filmmaker:
Jonah Hill is is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. After a brief debut in David O. Russell’s philosophical comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004), Hill went on to work with directors like Judd Apatow in comedic roles, with his breakout performance coming opposite Michael Cera in the teen buddy comedy Superbad (2007).
With continuing roles in both comedies and dramas, Hill has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). As a screenwriter, he contributed to the stories of 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Sausage Party (2016) and Why Him? (2016). In 2018, Hill made his directorial debut with the film Mid90s, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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