Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

About Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a 2015 comedy film directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. It runs 105 minutes and was released in June 2015.

Its themes are parody, based on young adult novel, cancer, and teenage boy. The story is adapted from a novel.

Olivia Cooke takes the lead as Rachel Kushner, Thomas Mann as Greg Gaines, RJ Cyler as Earl Jackson, and Connie Britton as Greg's Mom. The screenplay is by Jesse Andrews. Produced by Indian Paintbrush.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The DUFF, and The Spectacular Now make useful companions to Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, all filed under coming of age and high school. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 2,845 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.