How I Hated High School

How I Hated High School is a 2005 American teen comedy film directed and produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, co-produced by Jordan Kerner, and written by Paul Attanasio. It stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kate Bosworth.

The film was released on May 27, 2005 by Universal Pictures in North America and New Line Cinema in other territories. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $281 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.

Plot
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Cast

 * Jesse Eisenberg as Freddie Parsons, a student of Long Beach Polytechnic High School who develops a crush on Courtney.
 * Kate Bosworth as Courtney York, Freddie's crush and student of Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
 * Bruce Boxleitner as Tom York, Courtney's father.

Production
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Release
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Critical reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 82% based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 6.69/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Led by Jesse Eisenberg's undeniable charm, How I Hated High School is a groundbreaking technical achievement that subverts teen comedy formula with deeply entertaining – and perhaps well-paced – results." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Soundtrack
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Sex & Nudity
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Violence & Gore
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Profanity
(Moderate)

1 use of "fuck", 5 uses of "shit", 8 uses of "hell", 4 uses of "damn" (2 used with "God"), 3 uses of "ass" (1 used with "hole"), 2 uses of "crap", 1 use of "son of a bitch".

"Penis" and "dick" are used as slang terms for male genitalia.

The middle finger is used once.

Name-calling (freak, idiot, fool, stupid, jerk, dunderhead, asshole)

Strong language is bleeped out during the outtakes.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
(Mild)

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Frightening & Intense Scenes
(Mild)

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