# The New Guy (2002)

> An expelled high school outsider borrows a prison inmate’s lessons in cool to reinvent himself as a charismatic new student, only to risk losing everything when his fake past is investigated.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6015

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Ed Decter
- Cast: DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, Jerod Mixon, Illeana Douglas, Parry Shen, Kurt Fuller
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241760/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, breezy, lazy sunday, teen movie night

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