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Superbad

Seth and Evan are best friends, inseparable, navigating the last weeks of high school. Usually shunned by the popular kids, Seth and Evan luck into an invitation to a party, and spend a long day, with the help of their nerdy friend Fogell, trying to score enough alcohol to lubricate the party and inebriate two girls, Jules and Becca, so they can kick-start their sex lives and go off to college with a summer full of experience and new skills. Their quest is complicated by Fogell's falling in with two inept cops who both slow and assist the plan. If they do get the liquor to the party, what then? Is sex the only rite of passage at hand? Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Comedy), release year 2007, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Superbad

Seth and Evan are best friends, inseparable, navigating the last weeks of high school. Usually shunned by the popular kids, Seth and Evan luck into an invitation to a party, and spend a long day, with the help of their nerdy friend Fogell, trying to score enough alcohol to lubricate the party and inebriate two girls, Jules and Becca, so they can kick-start their sex lives and go off to college with a summer full of experience and new skills. Their quest is complicated by Fogell's falling in with two inept cops who both slow and assist the plan. If they do get the liquor to the party, what then? Is sex the only rite of passage at hand?

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Comedy), release year 2007, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2007
  • Released 17 Aug 2007
  • Runtime 113 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.6/10 from 687,483 votes
  • Metascore 76/100
  • Genres Comedy
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States

Cast

Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Direction and writing

Directed by: Greg Mottola

Written by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Awards and recognition

11 wins & 24 nominations total

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