The Art of Getting By

About The Art of Getting By

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

The Art of Getting By is a 2011 romance film directed by Gavin Wiesen. Its themes are artist, teen movie, painting, and philosophy.

Freddie Highmore takes the lead as George Zinavoy, Emma Roberts as Sally Howe, Michael Angarano as Dustin, and Elizabeth Reaser as Charlotte Howe. Released in June 2011, it runs 83 minutes.

The screenplay is by Gavin Wiesen. In the United States it streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel.

The Karate Kid, Dead Poets Society, and This Is the End make useful companions to The Art of Getting By, all filed under friendship. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 1,386 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.