Good Kids
Four academically perfect friends turn their last summer before college into a chaotic crash course in romance, partying, and self-discovery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- awkward
- irreverent
- lazy summer afternoon
- friends night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an uneven, average coming-of-age comedy with decent performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Andy and his friends graduate as high-achieving students and pursue delayed teenage experiences before attending different ivy League colleges.
Andy’s private lessons, affairs with country club women, and naked drive create deliberately embarrassing comic situations.
The four academically successful friends make a pact to recover the partying, romance, and experimentation they feel they missed.
The protagonists are ideal students whose summer activities conflict with their carefully maintained high-achiever identities.
Films like Good Kids, and why
Superbad
awkward adolescent self-discovery, sexual misadventures, and an ensemble comedy tone
American Pie
pre-college youth freedom, romantic confusion, and raunchy coming-of-age humor
Kids in Love
summer friendship, privileged young characters, and comedic first experiences before adulthood
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris McCoy
- Release Date
- 2016-07-29
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (334)
Cast
- Nicholas Braun
- Zoey Deutch
- Mateo Arias
- Israel Broussard
- Julia Garner
- Ashley Judd
- Virginia Gardner
- Randy Couture
- Demián Bichir
- Dayo Okeniyi
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Good Kids about?
- Four academically perfect friends turn their last summer before college into a chaotic crash course in romance, partying, and self-discovery.
- What is Good Kids like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Good Kids as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Good Kids violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Good Kids as mild.
- What did critics think of Good Kids?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an uneven, average coming-of-age comedy with decent performances.
- Which films are like Good Kids?
- Films with a similar feel include Superbad, American Pie, and Kids in Love.
- How long is Good Kids?
- Good Kids runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Good Kids?
- In United States, Good Kids is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
