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Status Update (2018) | Ranked Top 13% · CriticCrunch

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Status Update

Movie2018·106 min

Status Update

Directed by Scott Speer

Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction

A comedy fantasy film directed by Scott Speer.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 13%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

574 ratings

About Status Update

After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: family dysfunction, coming of age, identity self discovery, showbiz media, high school campus, small town, parent child, close friendship, outsider misfit, underdog, fish out of water, body transformation, young first love

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Details

Director: Scott Speer
Language: English

Cast

Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, Harvey Guillén

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How Status Update Ranks

All movies

Top 13%

2010s movies

Top 11%

Comedy movies

Top 10%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 7%

★Scott Speer films#2 of 5

Top 7% 2010s Comedy movies.

Second-best Scott Speer film, behind Midnight Sun.

the vibe

Status Update Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

playful

cozy

What it's about

fish out of waterbody transformationfamily dysfunctioncoming of ageidentity self discoveryoutsider misfitunderdogparent childclose friendshipshowbiz & mediayoung first lovehigh schoolsmall town

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful