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SummaryMegan Walsh (Hailee Steinfeld) is a teenage special ops agent who yearns for a normal adolescence. After faking her own death she assumes the role of an exchange student and quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of a typical American high school can be even more difficult than international espionage. [A24]

Directed By:Kyle Newman

Written By:John D'Arco

Barely Lethal

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10% Positive
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May 26, 2015
70
Village Voice
Barely Lethal's combination of bawdy humor and earnest affection for its high-school-aged protagonists is surprisingly well-balanced.
May 29, 2015
60
The New York Times
This isn’t exactly “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”; it’s more like a film version of a TV series you could comfortably let your tweens watch.
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Jul 5, 2015
10
MrThistle
This movie has a lot of laughs, the story and dialogue are pretty good, but mainly the actors are very good. Some of the characters try to act like mean ass teenagers, but they're really sweet underneath it all. That's one of the reasons I liked the movie, which was a pleasant surprise to me since I wasn't really expecting it to be good. Mainly though, the lead character, played by Hailee, is CUTE as can be.
May 16, 2017
6
LeZee
For some people, living a normal life is a challenge! Teen girl's film, but no usual romance-comedy. There are some small clichés, but being it is an action film, those parts looked kind of small. Yeah, nice casting. Hailee was really cool. The 'Descendant' girl Dove was good as well. The rest of cameos like Samuel L. Jackson and Alba was fine. It was from the director of 'Fanboys'. It tells the story **** trained to be an assassin from a very young age who escapes the centre to live a normal life in the real world. And that's where she struggles to blend in, as well as to overcome from the tailing troubles of the past. A well entertaining film, if you are not expecting anything big. It got a few great action sequences. Except Sam L. Jack, it is totally a chick film and most probably suitable for everyone for viewing. I enjoyed it, but I don't think I want a sequel for it. Particularly business wise that won't do well as this one was not received well by the film critics. Despite I approve it for a go, the rating wise it is just an average film. Sometimes that's where opinion divides for a film about what we felt watching it and how we're going to rate it later on. 6/10
May 28, 2015
50
Arizona Republic
Barely Lethal has some laughs, and will probably serve nicely as a movie you can land on for a few minutes when it shows up on cable. But it slides into the rote generic-teen-comedy mode too soon to be anything more.
May 22, 2015
50
Slant Magazine
The film settles into a time-honored groove of so many forgettable juvenile comedies before it.
May 28, 2015
40
Los Angeles Times
The premise, that high school is more perilous than a life of espionage, is witty and full of potential. But Newman makes that case by staging his car chases and fight scenes with as much sense of drama as eighth-period trig.
May 27, 2015
38
New York Post
Treading the same halls as “Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman,” Barely Lethal imagines an academy of teen assassins. Life there is deadly, but not as scary as high school.
Jun 3, 2015
20
New York Daily News
This mashup of a teenage assassin lark and high school misfit comedy misses the chance to add a supercool heroine to pop culture.
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Dec 23, 2015
6
WJS
Comes across as a slightly more violent Nickelodeon or Disney Channel special. There's some decent acting but the script and direction are...pretty flat.
Aug 24, 2026
4
famfacat
A Lighthearted Teen Comedy Perfect for Unwinding with a Refreshing Geek-as-Hero Dynamic.180401 (2.0)A light, breezy teen comedy that is great to watch when you just want to relax. Having an overprotected IT geek positioned in the heroine's role was particularly memorable. Directed by Kyle Newman, the 2015 action comedy "Barely Lethal" stars Hailee Steinfeld as Megan Walsh, a teenage special-ops agent trained as a lethal assassin since childhood who fakes her own death to experience a normal adolescence. Enrolling as an exchange student in a suburban high school, she soon discovers that surviving the social hierarchy, high school crushes, and everyday teenage drama can be far more daunting than international espionage missions.
Oct 2, 2024
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Chempion1
Какое же дерьмо! Я не знаю для кого делали это кинцо. Это какая то поделка по мотивам "Ангелы Чарли" и "Дети шпионов". Но выше перечисленные фильмы хоть смешными были. Не смешно, не интересно, тупо до безобразия, короче поток фекальных масс. И анализируя все выше перечисленные "достоинства" этого "шедевра" я понял для кого это кино! Это кино для девочек феменисток! Смотрите не обляпайтесь. Оценки критиков и зрителей красноречиво говорят о качестве этой поделки. Я не понимаю, как Сэмюэл Джексон последнее время так часто вляпывается в подобный трешняк?
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May 29, 2015
1 h 36 m
PG-13
Click. Clique. Bang.
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