The DUFF

"You either know one, you have one, or you are one."

2015 1h 40m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 4,519

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Synopsis

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Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite teacher. Together they'll face the school's mean girl and remind everyone that we are all someone's DUFF… and that's totally fine.

“You either know one, you have one, or you are one.”

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Cast

Mae Whitman
Bianca Piper
Robbie Amell
Wesley Rush
Bella Thorne
Madison Morgan
Skyler Samuels
Jess Harris
Bianca A. Santos
Casey Cordero
Romany Malco
Principal Buchanon
Nick Eversman
Toby Tucker
Chris Wylde
Mr. Fillmore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ari Sandel
Writers: Josh A. Cagan, Kelli Lee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ari Sandel, shot by David Hennings. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dominic Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You either know one, you have one, or you are one.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1666801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ari Sandel directs. David Hennings behind the camera. Dominic Lewis scores. Wendy Greene Bricmont cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Ari Sandel, shot by David Hennings. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dominic Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You either know one, you have one, or you are one.".
8IMDB entry: tt1666801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "high school", "friendship", "based on novel or book", "geek".

The technical file

Cinematography: David Hennings
Original score: Dominic Lewis
Editing: Wendy Greene Bricmont
Production design: Aaron Osborne
Costume design: Eric Daman
Makeup / hair: Jane Galli
Sound: Robert Fernandez
Stunt coordinator: Wade Allen
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,500,000
Box office: $43,528,634
Return: 512% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The DUFF (2015)

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Reno2015-07-23
★ 7/10
It's not about a GEEK, but somebody's DUFF. Yet, another movie about an intelligent high school teen girl who socially unfit among others. After realising her issue, she fights back to regain what she was missing. This type of concept is extremely common, but initiating a fresh idea on where the narration can develop the plots and finishes off high note is the vital for a movie's success. This film had one of that and that is called the DUFF. You can find out what that stands for in its official posters. The movie was above the average. The characters were great, but not the unique ones. Everything was enjoyable, I mean it was not a usual annoying teen movie. Well directed because he got a good screenplay that extracted from the book of the same name. The cast was good, nice performances and so it is official that Bella Thorne classified for those mean girl roles. Anyway the main character Bianca was so good. Whitman was too old for the role, but outclassed it. Carefully handled to get under the PG13, and it succeeds. So kids with the matured minds are pretty much allowed to watch it and I don't see any serious offensive to keep them away other than facts the film talks about. Overall a nice watch for sure. 6.5/10
Kamurai2021-01-12
★ 6/10
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Being that Dr. Jeong is the reason I finally watched this, I feel he was under utilized, but I was surprised to see Taylor Lautner and Bella Thorne delightfully playing jerks. Mae Whitman is an excellent actor and not necessarily known for being a "looker", but I never would have thought of her as a DUFF either, but I guess the concept is all relative. The movie does spend a lot of time making fun of her for being "unattractive" though. To be fair, there is a LOT of fun with her being awkward, which isn't the same thing as unattractive. This movie has the same sort of feel to it that "Juno", "Superbad", and "Easy A" have to them, all good high school social dramedies. While some of the movie feels like sketch writing for "how to lie your way to victory", it doesn't disappoint.