The Outcasts

"Let the battle for high school begin."

2017 1h 35m EN

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6.1

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63%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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5.4

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 512🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●47Metacritic★5.4IMDB · 4,903

Comedy

Synopsis

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After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.

“Let the battle for high school begin.”

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Cast

Victoria Justice
Jodi Watson
Eden Sher
Mindy Goldman
Ashley Rickards
Virginia Doe
Avan Jogia
Dave Quinn
Peyton List
Mackenzie Smith
Claudia Lee
Whitney North
Frank Whaley
Herb Watson
Ted McGinley
Principal Whitmore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Hutchings
Writers: Dominique Ferrari, Suzanne Wrubel
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Hutchings, shot by John Thomas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Spencer David Hutchings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Victoria Justice and Eden Sher and Ashley Rickards carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Let the battle for high school begin.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2597760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Hutchings directs. John Thomas behind the camera. Spencer David Hutchings scores. Jeffrey Wolf cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Peter Hutchings, shot by John Thomas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Spencer David Hutchings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jeffrey Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Victoria Justice and Eden Sher and Ashley Rickards carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Let the battle for high school begin.".
7IMDB entry: tt2597760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "school", "playful", "relaxed", "lighthearted".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Thomas
Original score: Spencer David Hutchings
Editing: Jeffrey Wolf
Production design: Dan Leigh
Costume design: Anney Perrine
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Outcasts (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 47/100
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 4,903 votes
MPAA: PG-13
US box office: $1,455

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Kamurai2020-08-14
★ 7/10
Pretty good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is really you're basic "coming of age", "high school clique war" movie. What makes it stand out is the cast. I just happen to recognize them from several different things, but they're clearly acting over their weight class in this movie. Eden Sher ("The Middle") has the undaunted hyper-active peppy thing down to a science. It would be like watching happy puppy videos to just see her do her thing for hours on end. Victoria Justice ("Victorious") has a big enough personality to match Eden's enthusiasm and enough control to make her character grow into it. Ashley Rickards ("Awkward") oddly shows her talent by being a narrowly closeted character and the proverbial "straight man". Peyton List ("Jessie / Bunk'd") has a subtle role, but I'm just happy to see her not playing an idiot. Along with all the other supporting roles, the cast really knocks it out of the park with their delivery. I would have liked it to be a little "more", the potential is there, I just don't know what could have made a high school story like this "great". Solidly good watch though, if you're okay subjecting yourself to "high school drama", then you should enjoy this.

Production companies

Who made it

BCDF Pictures
US

Key crew

Stunt DoubleHannah Scott
ProducerBrice Dal Farra
Executive ProducerRuss Rossi
EditorJeffrey Wolf
CastingAllison Estrin
Co-ProducerJeremy Newmark
Costume DesignAnney Perrine
Production DesignDan Leigh
Set DecorationRon von Blomberg
ProducerClaude Dal Farra
CastingHenry Russell Bergstein
Executive ProducerVictoria Bousis
Executive ProducerChristian Mercuri
ProducerBrian Keady
Executive ProducerLauren Munsch
Executive ProducerGlenn W. Garland
Stand InFrank Anello
Stunt DoubleAlexa Marcigliano
Visual EffectsChris Healer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

school
playful
relaxed
lighthearted
casual
whimsical
farcical
sarcastic

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical (limited)2017-04-14PG-13
Digital2017-04-14PG-13

Also known as

International titles

The OutskirtsUS
Cool GirlsNL

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