But Edge of Seventeen doesn't quite go for that predictable plot arc of a John Hughes film; it doesn't sail toward a climactic kiss. It's messier, closer to the rhythms and uncertainties of real life.

The Edge of Seventeen film, written and directed by Craig, starred Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson.

The Edge of Seventeen 2016, R, 104 min. Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson, Hayden Szeto, Alexander ...

Funny, thoughtful and heartwarming are all qualities one expects from a coming-of-age movie, especially when in the same category as classics such as “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club.” “The ...

In the new film The Edge of Seventeen, audiences are once again reminded that life — good or bad — changes so much in a few short years, and luckily, in this case, at least, we get to laugh ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It may not be edgy, but it's got charm, energy, and humor to burn. The Edge of Seventeen is an entertaining exploration of adolescent angst, a sprightly coming-of-age teen ...

Hailee Steinfeld became a child star to watch in “True Grit,” and delivers on that promise in “The Edge of Seventeen,” a coming-of-age movie that owes a debt to John Hughes films but ...

At 19, Steinfeld has nabbed a complex part worthy of her talent. In writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig’s electric The Edge of Seventeen (out in theaters now), she plays Nadine, an angrier, more ...

The Austin Film Festival has announced the centerpiece film for its 2016 slate: the Hailee Steinfeld-starring, coming-of-age dramedy The Edge of Seventeen. The film, which closed out the Toronto ...