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Teens steal a driver's ed car and hit the road so a lovesick high school senior can find his college-freshman girlfriend and try to win her back in this US R romance. Strong language, sexual content, and suicide themes run through the trip. Teen-comedy energy keeps going while those heavier notes sit in the mix. ClearAge puts it around 16 for mature older teens and adults.
Story (may spoil tone)
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
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Violence Shots ring out in a roadside robbery, and reckless car chases mix with…
Shots ring out in a roadside robbery, and reckless car chases mix with a few comic crotch punches. Nobody ends up badly hurt. Guns and crashes still feel real
Language Constant swearing from teens and even the principal leans on the f-word…
Constant swearing from teens and even the principal leans on the f-word, with the s-word, a-word, and other harsh insults mixed in. The road trip rarely gets a quiet stretch from that talk
Sex / nudity The trip brings making out, lots of sexual jokes, and talk about skinny…
The trip brings making out, lots of sexual jokes, and talk about skinny-dipping, plus a male streaker who clearly shows his bare backside. Sexual content rides raunchy teen-comedy energy
Drugs / alcohol Pot and mushrooms are used on the trip by a teen who also sells drugs.…
Pot and mushrooms are used on the trip by a teen who also sells drugs. At the college stop, heavy underage drinking, kegs, and bongs pile on, with cocaine talked about as normal. Stressed adults drink too
Frightening Shots fired during a robbery and some white-knuckle driving create a fe…
Shots fired during a robbery and some white-knuckle driving create a few tense beats for viewers. The overall film remains a road-trip comedy
Bullying / discrimination We did not see bullying in this one
We did not see bullying in this one
Gore / death / weapons We did not see gore in this one
We did not see gore in this one
Dangerous behaviour Stealing the driver's ed car, reckless driving, and treating underage d…
Stealing the driver's ed car, reckless driving, and treating underage drinking plus drug use as adventure all sit on screen. A younger viewer could take that as a blueprint to copy
Eating disorders / body image We did not see eating in this one
We did not see eating in this one
Mental health Anxiety, depression, and ADHD meds come up in teen talk with a casual c…
Anxiety, depression, and ADHD meds come up in teen talk with a casual comedy tone. The story never builds a clinical mental-health plot around them
Gambling We did not see gambling in this one
We did not see gambling in this one
Grief / bereavement We did not see grief in this one
We did not see grief in this one
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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- Stress and trauma appear in the story. What support systems matter when fear or sadness takes over?
- The story centers on a group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back. What surprised you most?
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