SummaryBianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction... Read More
Directed By:Ari Sandel
Written By:Josh A. Cagan, Kody Keplinger
The DUFF
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
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14 Reviews
36% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Feb 20, 2015
90
Wit and charm matter, and The DUFF has a good deal of both. The cast will be stars, the gags will be immortal, and you’ll still be watching this movie years from now.
Feb 20, 2015
75
Quickly and convincingly, it becomes its own funny and fast-paced phenomenon with its own modern-day charm.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
60% Positive
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
29% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
12% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Oct 19, 2016
10
Some of the best movies in my opinion sometimes get some of the worst reviews. The movie the Duff is given some of the worst reviews for the movie. One of them says that it has a draggy tone. In my opinion the Duff shows the mindset of a teenage female in high school. Me and Bianca are so similar yet so different. We both are considered fat, but we do not have the same wideness. We also have a difficulty getting a boyfriend, or having a boy like us. Another bad review for this wonderful movie is that someone called it exceptionally Dumb. Even though it is supposed to be like the book but it is not like it really that much. In the end of both of them she ends up getting the womanizer/playboy Wesley Rush. In the end of the year i will probably not have a boyfriend like Bianca. Like most teenage movies that involve boys and other junk that actually happened in real life, this talks about how she uses Wesley the playboy as a distraction from how horrible how her life is. In a stark contrast from the book her mom is the alcoholic in the movie, and in the book her dad is the alcoholic. The DUFF which is an acronym for The Designated Ugly Fat Friend. Everyone is a DUFF in their own special way, like who ever reads this review for the DUFF you are a DUFF, so is the other person. This movie is based on the Author of the book’s real life. Kody Keplinger, She is such an amazing author and she has 6 other books. If you really want a good movie watch this movie. It is rated Pg-13 so do not let your young ones watch it without having you around or if your teenagers want to watch this teenage drama movie than this is the movie for them. :) ;)
Jun 4, 2016
10
Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo. Filme divertido. Gosto muito mesmo.
Feb 19, 2015
67
A better question to ask about this movie, however, is “What is up with the writers of teen movies and their obsession with name-checking apps, an approach that all but guarantees that the film will be dated by the time it hits Netflix?”
Apr 9, 2015
60
This is a heartfelt and charismatic teen movie that gives a platform to a promising young talent.
Feb 20, 2015
50
It falls short of the mark, even as it hits every one of the genre's conventions.
Feb 19, 2015
40
Even in this would-be subversive comedy. Success means getting the guy. Getting good grades (as Bianca does) is not enough, nor is writing the front-page article in the school paper.
Feb 19, 2015
0
Between its grating heroine, strident speechifying, derivative plot and draggy tone and tempo, it’s like the redheaded stepchild of “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday.”
Mar 14, 2015
10
This movie was outstanding. It teaches young adults to not try to change who they are and be themselves.Sadly, I didn't see the turnout i was hoping for of the amount of people but it was a very good Movie. 10/10
Dec 12, 2015
6
This movie stars a bunch of talented young Hollywood types that do a fairly good job, but for me it came across as an upscale Nickelodeon special. Not my cup of tea.
Apr 21, 2015
6
Was surprised by this one. A meaty performance from Mae Whitman pushes this past regular teen fodder into a fresh comedic space, even if the ending is predictable.
Mar 13, 2015
6
The DUFF is quite entertaining and has a really nice poignant message. The film captures life, I mean the characters, and I'm mostly refering to Wesley (Robbie Amell) and Bianca (Mae Whitman), are realistic, humanized. I got a weird sense that I was watching people I knew and not a stereotypical film version of them. The movie has that documentary feel to it and it's due to how the leads portrayed their characters and how easy it is to relate to them. The only real disappointment I have with the movie is that I thought it would be funnier. It's still a comedy but it's a little more serious than I expected. Watching the trailer I thought that I would laugh a hell of a lot more, specially when you look at the established comedic cast in it. Whitman and Amell do have good comedic timing and The DUFF is fairly funny but the quality of the jokes are not as high as I hopped they would be. The story is intelligent, insightful, and kind of funny but it's still very predictable. The DUFF is on the edge of being great but it’s not. @wornoutspines
Jul 25, 2018
1
The whole movie is cliche and it didn't even work like a teen comedy - there are good ones and this is far away from good. It wasn't funny, but not serious too. The main character was somehow charming, but the movie was still dumb.
Production Company:
- CBS Films
- Vast Entertainment
- Wonderland Sound and Vision
Release Date:Feb 20, 2015
Duration:1 h 41 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:You either know one, you have one, or you are one
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Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Nomination
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
• 1 Nomination
