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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

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A Little Friendship Never Killed Anyone.

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
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    Rachel Kushner Olivia Cooke
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    Greg Gaines Thomas Mann
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    Earl Jackson RJ Cyler
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    Greg's Mom Connie Britton
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    Greg's Dad Nick Offerman
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    Denise Kushner Molly Shannon
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    Mr. McCarthy Jon Bernthal
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    Naomi Chelsea Zhang

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  • leukemia
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  • cancer
  • teenage boy
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  • pittsburgh, pennsylvania
  • candid
  • based on young adult novel
  • teenager
  • absurd
  • critical
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • amused
  • complicated
  • empathetic
  • familiar
  • melodramatic