The Art of Getting By
“The toughest lesson is love.”
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
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Cast
19 people
Freddie Highmore
George Zinavoy
Known for
The Good Doctor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Emma Roberts
Sally Howe
Known for
Nerve
Scream Queens
Michael Angarano
Dustin
Known for
Sky High
Wild Card
Elizabeth Reaser
Charlotte Howe
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Alicia Silverstone
Ms. Herman
Known for
Clueless
Batman & Robin
Sasha Spielberg
Zoe
Known for
The Kids Are All Right
The Company Men
Marcus Carl Franklin
Will
Known for
I'm Not There
Be Kind Rewind
Ann Dowd
Mrs. Grimes
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
The Leftovers
Blair Underwood
Principal
Known for
When They See Us
Quantico
Rita Wilson
Vivian Sargent
Known for
Jingle All the Way
Runaway Bride
Sam Robards
Jack Sargent
Known for
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
American Beauty
Sophie Lane Curtis
Chastity
Known for
The Childhood of a Leader
Gavin Wiesen Director · Alec Puro Composer Ben Kutchins Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $4M · United States release June 17, 2011
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,406,224
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production
Atlantic Pictures
Production
Gigi Films
Production
Gigi Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2011
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · June 17, 2011
Theatrical
Australia
January 22, 2012 · Physical
Brazil
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
June 17, 2011 · Limited theatrical
France
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 2, 2011 · Digital
Italy
August 5, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
June 22, 2012 · Digital
Mexico
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 25, 2012 · Physical
Norway
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
December 9, 2011 · Digital
Spain
September 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 9, 2011 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 25, 2012 · Physical
Türkiye
September 14, 2012 · Physical
United Kingdom
September 2, 2011 · Theatrical
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