The Half of It (2020)

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A different kind of love story.

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.

• Released: 2020-05-01
• Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 1,626 votes

Directed by Alice Wu.

Top cast

• Leah Lewis as Ellie Chu
• Daniel Diemer as Paul Munsky
• Alexxis Lemire as Aster Flores
• Enrique Murciano as Deacon Flores
• Wolfgang Novogratz as Trig Carson
• Catherine Curtin as Colleen Munsky
• Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Geselschap
• Collin Chou as Edwin Chu
• MacIntyre Dixon as Father Shanley
• Alec Tincher as Senior Guy (In Hallway)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Half of It

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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