Channeling the spirit of John Hughes and playing like a tween version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life delivers an easily digestible and amusing portrait of youthful hijinks.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Rules aren't for everyone.
2016 · 1h 32m · PG Comedy, Family
Overview
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
Director and cast
- Griffin Gluck as Rafe Khatchadorian
- Lauren Graham as Jules Khatchadorian
- Alexa Nisenson as Georgia Khatchadorian
- Andy Daly as Principal Dwight
- Thomas Barbusca as Leo Khatchadorian
- Rob Riggle as Bear
- Isabela Merced as Jeanne Galletta
- Retta as Ida Stricker
- Adam Pally as Mr. Teller
- Luke Hardeman as Shon
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Throw in some tacked-on anti-standardized-tests speeches and a late-in-the-game reveal about a death in the family, and you've got a movie that's constantly zigging and zagging emotionally without a skilled hand at the wheel.
Though its title and general tone lament the stifling atmosphere of the years between childhood and full-fledged teenhood, the movie misses the animal hostility and physical awkwardness of genuine tweens.
Ironically, Middle School's message is about encouraging kids and grown-ups to think outside the box and yet, the filmmakers themselves do precisely the opposite.
Despite a cringe-worthy gaffe with regards to the Wu-Tang Clan's geographical origins, "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" is harmless fun with a trace of anarchy in its DNA.
More films
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Comedy · Family · Fantasy · G
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Director
- Mel Stuart
- Cast
- Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Adventure · Drama · Family · Fantasy · Not Rated
Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, braving dangerous Witchbirds and Rump-Gnomes. But when their families find out Birk and Ronia have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Indeed, their fathers are ...
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Director
- Tage Danielsson
- Cast
- Hanna Zetterberg, Dan Håfström, Börje Ahlstedt
Fantasia (1940)
Animation · Family · Fantasy · G
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Director
- James Algar, Samuel Armstrong
- Cast
- Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, Walt Disney
Night at the Museum (2006)
Action · Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · PG
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Director
- Shawn Levy
- Cast
- Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Adventure · Family · Fantasy · PG
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the ...
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Director
- Andrew Adamson
- Cast
- Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes









Comments
Talk about the film with other members