Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

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Rules aren't for everyone.

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.

• Released: 2016-10-07
• Genres: Family, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 471 votes

Directed by Steve Carr.

Top cast

• Griffin Gluck as Rafe Khatchadorian
• Lauren Graham as Jules Khatchadorian
• Alexa Nisenson as Georgia Khatchadorian
• Andy Daly as Principal Dwight
• Thomas Barbusca as Leo Khatchadorian
• Rob Riggle as Bear
• Isabela Merced as Jeanne Galletta
• Retta as Ida Stricker
• Adam Pally as Mr. Teller
• Luke Hardeman as Shon

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Essential, HBO Max; watch free on The CW, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Crave; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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