The Edge of Seventeen
This R-rated high school dramedy follows a grieving, socially awkward teen navigating friendship fallout, a crush, and real emotional struggles. The frank language, sexual dialogue, underage drinking, and themes of self-harm make it firmly a film for older teens and adults.
Best suited for viewers 16 and up, ideally watched and discussed together by teens and a trusted adult.
If you’d rather skip
The film opens with Nadine telling her teacher she intends to kill herself; though handled with dark comedy, it sets a heavy emotional tone right away.
A young Nadine watches her father collapse and die of a heart attack; this scene is shown as a memory and is emotionally affecting.
Nadine and her best friend get heavily drunk at home without adults present; one character vomits as a result.