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How to Build a Better Boy (2014)

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Never underestimate two girls with a plan.

After inadvertently inputting the qualities of the ideal boyfriend into a high-tech government computer, two social outcasts named Mae and Gabby must contend with Albert, a cybernetic sweetheart with only one directive: to treat Mae to the perfect highschool romance.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Paul Hoen
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    Gabby Harrison China Anne McClain
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    Mae Hartley Kelli Berglund
  • Profile picture of Marshall Williams
    Albert Banks Marshall Williams
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    Bart Hartley Matt Shively
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    Nevaeh Barnes Ashley Argota
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    Jaden Stark Noah Centineo
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    James Hartley Roger Bart
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    General McFee Ron Lea

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