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Flipped
2010 89 min United States of America PG 18+
★7.1
Romance, Drama
Director: Rob Reiner
📖 Based on the novel
«Flipped»
byWendelin Van Draanen
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Description
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
Budget:
$14M
US Gross:
$1.76M
Worldwide:
$4.32M
Starring
Madeline Carroll
Actor
Callan McAuliffe
Actor
Rebecca De Mornay
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
Flipped is widely celebrated as a tender, nostalgic exploration of first love that captures the innocence and emotional truth of childhood through a dual-perspective narrative. While most viewers find the film’s sincerity and performances heartwarming, a minority of critics dismiss it as derivative, aesthetically overwhelming, or lacking in originality.
| Screenplay | The dual-perspective screenplay effectively illustrates the evolving maturity and contrasting temperaments of the two protagonists. | |
| Acting | The young leads deliver authentic, compelling performances that anchor the film's emotional honesty. | |
| Direction | Rob Reiner’s direction masterfully balances the depiction of 1960s family dynamics with the subtle complexities of teenage romance. | |
| Cinematography | The film’s bright, sunlit aesthetic evokes a sense of warmth and nostalgia, though some viewers find the soft-focus cinematography physically straining. | |
| Originality | Opinions on the film's originality are divided; while many praise its earnest storytelling, critics argue it relies on tired tropes and mirrors the narrative structure of earlier works like Pleasantville. |