The Art of Getting By

MPAA Rating: PG-13

for thematic elements including sexual content, language, teen drinking and partying.

Moral Rating:

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Moviemaking Quality:

Primary Audience:

Teens Adults

Genre:

Romance Drama

Length:

1 hr. 24 min.

Year of Release:

2011

USA Release:

June 17, 2011 (wide—610+ theaters)

Relevant Issues

TRUE LOVE—What is true love and how do you know when you have found it? Answer

Teens—Have questions? Find answers in our popular TeenQs section. Get answers to your questions about life, dating and much more.

loneliness

underachieving

laziness

teen drinking and partying

parents who fight

DATING—Why won’t my parents allow me to single-date? Answer

GUIDELINES—What are the biblical guidelines for dating relationships? Answer

Learn how to make your love the best it can be. Discover biblical answers to questions about sex, marriage, sexual addictions, and more.

Featuring:	Freddie Highmore … George Zinavoy Emma Roberts … Sally Howe Alicia Silverstone … Ms. Herman Sasha Spielberg … Zoe Rubenstein Marcus Carl Franklin … Will Sharpe Ann Dowd … Mrs. Grimes Maya Ri Sanchez … Cynthia Blair Underwood … Principal Martinson Ann Harada … Mrs. Dougherty Rita Wilson … Vivian Sargent Jarlath Conroy … Harris McElroy Elizabeth Reaser … Charlotte Howe Andrew Levitas … Javier Sam Robards … Jack Sargent Michael Angarano … Dustin Dan Leonard … Nick Sophie Curtis … Chastity
Director:	Gavin Wiesen
Producer:	Goldcrest Pictures Gigi Productions Mint Pictures Island Sound Productions Atlantic Pictures more » Kara Baker … producer Patrick Baker … executive producer Matthew Vose Campbell … associate producer P. Jennifer Dana … producer Darren Goldberg … producer Jonathan Gray … executive producer Anthony Gudas … executive producer Andrew Levitas … executive producer Chris Marsh … associate producer Gretchen McGowan … executive producer Henry Pincus … executive producer Nick Quested … executive producer David Sweeney … executive producer Gia Walsh … producer
Distributor:	Fox Searchlight Pictures

“The toughest lesson is love.”

Producer’s synopsis: “A lonely underachieving teen who is about to fail high school in the end of his senior year. He is befriended by his crush, a girl named Sally, but he is unable to express his feelings for her. His parents are fighting, and he must complete a year's worth of homework in a two week period or face expulsion.”

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See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.

Neutral

Neutral—This is a dark, depressing movie. And if you have seen many movies, you will feel like you have seen this one before. George is this presumably intelligent, lazy, lonely, depressed high school senior, who my chance becomes friends with one of the beautiful people. I found that even my the end of the movie I really didn’t care about George or really anyone in the movie.

The adults for the most part allow this student to manipulate them and the system. His parental units are for the most part useless or worse. Also, isn’t the drinking age in New York 21? Not only is there drinking at parties, but two 18 year olds seem to be able to get alcohol anytime they want. It is presumed that all teens drink, smoke, and participate in sexual activity. There is not even a hypocritical religious person in the movie to provide any hope. You get to see George vomit after drinking too much. I do not remember any actual nudity, but there are some crude comments and flashes of a girl in her underwear, as well as another crude situation that I really can’t explain.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Very Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 3
—Wesley, age 47 (USA)

Neutral—I liked this movie for the most part… maybe enough to rent it again someday, maybe not. It was interesting to see Freddie Highmore now that he’s older.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4
—Kadie Jo, age 19 (USA)