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FUN
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how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
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how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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Read from 59 comments (48 from Metacritic, 11 from TMDB reviews) — 9 of them described how it moves.
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“for much of the run time it is entertaining”
r96sk · TMDB reviews ↗
“The ending scene in the bathroom I did not like.”
rive040 · Metacritic ↗
“immediately--I mean, even before the opening title--the film was making "Funny, huh? Wasn't that funny?!?" noises despite nothing particularly funny happening.”
Trunker · Metacritic ↗
“There is never a single dull moment throughout.”
Riddhiman2003 · Metacritic ↗
“we know nothing about her within the first forty minutes of the film”
Flipje · Metacritic ↗
“their trajectory that lasted only one incredible night”
SrGus · Metacritic ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 75% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.
“No ceremonious life lessons here — Booksmart lives in a euphoric moment of unapologetic youth that knows what it deserves. Cherish it, revisit the time capsule of our boisterously ambitious era endlessly.”
Ella Kemp, Empire · 100
“The high school rite-of-passage film canon may have been raided here but its thieves — screenwriters Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, and Katie Silberman, doubtless abetted by producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay — have wrung every drop of weird, contradictory, and squeamish fun out of the teenage experience.”
Kim Hughes, Original-Cin · 100
“Nothing funnier, smarter, quicker or more joyous has graced the big screen in a long time. Every performance pulses with wit, whether drawing-room-precise or burlesque-broad. Every joke fires infallibly, whether blithe, barbed or raunchy. Every fresh face conceals a surprise. It’s a thrilling achievement by any measure, an AP course in the exuberance of youth.”
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal · 100
“A stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack. Most importantly, it’s incredibly fun to watch again and again.”
Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com · 100
“Wilde’s smart directing choices and the bravery of her two fearless leads transform a series of comic set-pieces, usually seen in fare such as "American Pie," into iconic character moments.”
Chandler Levack, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 100
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 90, the watch 65
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“The ending scene in the bathroom I did not like.”
rive040about 85–100% inread it ↗
“immediately--I mean, even before the opening title--the film was making "Funny, huh? Wasn't that funny?!?" noises despite nothing particularly funny happening.”
Trunkerabout 0–10% inread it ↗
“There is never a single dull moment throughout.”
Riddhiman2003about 0–100% inread it ↗
“we know nothing about her within the first forty minutes of the film”
Flipjeabout 0–33% inread it ↗
“for much of the run time it is entertaining”
r96skabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“Anybody who thinks that this is just a female <i>Superbad</i> would be wrong, because it's so much more than that. This is a film about friendship, and in some respects it feels more of the same compared to other coming-of-age films, but it delivers past that expectation with the help of Olivia Wilde's excellent direction and the strength of Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein. This is a film about friendship, but it's also about a celebration of youth and empowerment of one’s own life. Dever and”
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“‘Booksmart’ is a fun, hilarious, and instantly and infinitely quotable film, making it a must-see for all ages and sexes. But most importantly, it’s exciting. Olivia Wilde has here proven herself to be a fantastic new voice in filmmaking, and she’s brought along screenwriters Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins and Katie Silberman for the ride. One can only imagine the excellence they’ll produce in the future and if they keep discovering new onscreen talent as well, there’s no stopping t”
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“I like the leads but I **love** the supporting cast. _Booksmart_ had me dubious. In the past couple of years beforehand, I'd heard great (and virtually identical) things about three female-led coming of age films: _Edge of Seventeen, Lady Bird,_ and _Eighth Grade_. In my opinion, one of these movies is great, one of these movies is good, and one of these movies is... not. So when I started hearing the exact same chatter around _Booksmart_, I was not certain what I should expect. Now, having s”
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