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The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, and Collin Chou in supporting roles.
May 1, 2020 · Paul Munsky ( Daniel Diemer) is the sweetly oafish tight end on the high school’s terrible football team. He asks Ellie to help him write a love letter to Aster Flores ( Alexxis Lemire, no relation to … well, me), a beautiful newcomer who’s reluctantly found herself ensconced in the popular clique.
May 1, 2020 · The Half of It: Directed by Alice Wu. With Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz. When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.
May 2, 2020 · Plot Summary. Ellie Chu, a senior unsure of whether she should leave home for a distant college or stick by to help her dad, Edwin, is at a crossroad. One which, without any friends, is complicated by all she thinks about with nothing to say. If not, no one to say it to. But, Paul changes that.
Watch The Half of It with a subscription on Netflix. For viewers in search of an uncommonly smart, tender, and funny coming-of-age story, The Half of It has everything. Read Critics...
May 9, 2020 · Alice Wu's new movie, "The Half of It," is a play on Cyrano de Bergerac with an LGBTQ twist. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the director.
May 1, 2020 · Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
