Dude
A group of high school friends use humor, music, and marijuana to face grief and the painful drift toward adulthood.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- nostalgic
- melancholic
- lazy weekend
- teen movie night
What critics said
Critics and viewers generally found the film appealing in premise and cast but underdeveloped and uneven in execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lily and her friends confront graduation, separation, changing relationships, and the passage of time.
The characters get high together in a car while processing death, departure, and the uneasy transition beyond high school.
The story centers on Lily, Chloe, Amelia, and Rebecca and the bonds formed during their final period together.
Car rides, getting stoned, and listening to hip-hop create the film's recurring portrait of teenage social life.
Films like Dude, and why
The Edge of Seventeen
female friendship, adolescent transition, grief, and bittersweet coming-of-age comedy-drama
Booksmart
teen friendship, impending separation, nostalgia, and emotionally candid humor
Frances Ha
young women navigating friendship, loss, and identity through a witty contemporary comedy-drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Olivia Milch
- Release Date
- 2018-04-20
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (760)
Cast
- Lucy Hale
- Kathryn Prescott
- Alexandra Shipp
- Awkwafina
- Alex Wolff
- Jerry MacKinnon
- Michaela Watkins
- Austin Abrams
- Austin Butler
- Brooke Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dude about?
- A group of high school friends use humor, music, and marijuana to face grief and the painful drift toward adulthood.
- What is Dude like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dude as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dude violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Dude.
- What did critics think of Dude?
- Critics and viewers generally found the film appealing in premise and cast but underdeveloped and uneven in execution.
- Which films are like Dude?
- Films with a similar feel include The Edge of Seventeen, Booksmart, and Frances Ha.
- How long is Dude?
- Dude runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dude?
- In United States, Dude streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
