2015 · romance · comedy · coming-of-age
The DUFF
Directed by Ari Sandel1h 40m2015
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.
Our read: The DUFF (2015) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded romance · comedy · coming-of-age entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle romance / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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