Fresh
The tone throughout is moderately quirky rather than full-on teen-flick vulgarian, bolstered by indie-cred cameos.
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
Youth in Revolt
Every "Revolution" Needs A Leader.
2009 · 1h 29m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Miguel Arteta
Overview
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
Director and cast
- Miguel Arteta Director
- Michael Cera as Nick Twisp
- Portia Doubleday as Sheeni Saunders
- Jean Smart as Estelle Twisp
- M. Emmet Walsh as Mr. Saunders
- Steve Buscemi as George Twisp
- Adhir Kalyan as Vijay Joshi
- Fred Willard as Mr. Ferguson
- Ray Liotta as Lance Wescott
- Zach Galifianakis as Jerry
- Erik Knudsen Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I love this new breed of dirty movie. It goes beyond leering, beyond sexism, to the core tension of a culture that ricochets between Puritanism and promiscuity. And it has in Michael Cera a sterling mascot.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
A clever and often riotous burst of cynicism that pushes, let's face it, some pretty questionable ideas.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Cera may be trapped in his unchanging persona, but no more than this picture is walled in by its sitcom conventions.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Youth in Revolt is a teen fantasy filled with lust, imagination, frustration and lots of laughs, artfully made and superbly played.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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