The Art of Getting By (2011)
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18% of critics liked it
(107 reviews) -
46% of users liked it
(11,011 ratings)
The Art of Getting By stars Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, who is befriended by Sally (Emma Roberts - Scream 4), a beautiful… More The Art of Getting By stars Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, who is befriended by Sally (Emma Roberts - Scream 4), a beautiful and complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit. -- (C) Fox Searchlight
- Directed By
- Gavin Wiesen
- Written By
- Gavin Wiesen
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jun 17, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight
Critic Reviews
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The vapidity of The Art of Getting By goes beyond the anthill-sized dramatic stakes. The dialogue, while occasionally epigrammatic, is tone-deaf to individual speech rhythms.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
The Art of Getting By wants to be sweet and insightful, but ends up scattered and slight.
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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
A dull yet extremely self-important drama about rich, badly parented kids who feel sorry for themselves.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
For anyone not in a similar state of age-related solipsism - i.e., anyone outside the 16- to 25-year-old age bracket - this is more than a little annoying.
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
There are several lessons to be learned in "The Art of Getting By," though all arrive too late to save this well-meaning but dreadfully executed movie.
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Cast
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Freddie Highmore
as George Zinavoy
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Emma Roberts
as Sally Howe
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Michael Angarano
as Dustin
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Elizabeth Reaser
as Charlotte Howe
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Sam Robards
as Jack Sargent
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Jarleth Conroy
as Harris McElroy
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Ann Dowd
as Mrs. Grimes
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Marcus Carl Franklin
as Will Sharpe
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Sasha Spielberg
as Zoe Rubinstein
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Rita Wilson
as Vivian Sargent
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Blair Underwood
as Principal Martinson
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Alicia Silverstone
as Ms. Herman
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Sophie Curtis
as Chastity
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Andrew Levitas
as Javier
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Dan Leonard
as Nick
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Maya Ri Sanchez
as Cynthia
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Ann Harada
as Mrs. Doughtery








