More antic and likable than it is laugh-out-loud funny, Adventures in Public School is handled with skill on modest means.
Adventures in Public School
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Canada, United States · 2018
1h 26m
Director Kyle Rideout
Starring Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters
Genre Comedy
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Liam is a socially awkward homeschooler who only interacts with his mother, Claire. Against his loving but overbearing mother’s wishes, he enrolls in public school, hoping to meet the girl of his dreams. But he realizes he has a lot to learn about high school in this quirky Canadian comedy.
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Los Angeles Times by Kimber Myers
The script from Rideout and co-writer Josh Epstein may follow a standard high school comedy structure, but they bring something fresh to the genre with their enjoyably geeky approach.
Is Adventures in Public School appropriate for young kids, the ones with Netflix as their baby sitter? Certainly not. This is some seriously adult, flirt-with-pervy “TV-14” doesn’t really cover it stuff.
The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
The writing and direction of Public Schooled put a bright spin on high-school antics, and the ace cast makes the grade, led by Judy Greer's long-proven down-to-earth magic and the deft physical comedy of Daniel Doheny.
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