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 generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Eisenberg and Bosworth's performances and chemistry, humor, and soundtrack, and grossed over $281 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.

Plot
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Cast

 * Jesse Eisenberg as Freddie Parsons
 * Kate Bosworth as Courtney York
 * Bruce Boxleitner as Tom York

Production
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Release
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Critical reception
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 78% of critics have gave the film positive reviews based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 6.60/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "How I Hated High School 's thinly written plot may leave some scratching their heads, but what it lacks in storytelling, it makes up for spectacular lead performances from Jesse Eisenberg and Kate Bosworth." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on reviews from 35 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
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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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Frightening & Intense Scenes
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