{"id":72190,"date":"2015-06-07T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/06\/07\/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:44:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:44:52","slug":"me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl<\/strong>
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Release Date: June 12, 2015 (limited)
\nDistributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
\nDirector: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
\nRating: PG-13 (for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements)
\nScreenwriter: Jesse Andrews
\nCast: Thomas Mann, Ronald Cyler II,\u00a0Olivia Cooke,\u00a0Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Nick Offerman, Jon Bernthal, Bobb’E J. Thompson,\u00a0\u00a0Katherine C. Hughes<\/p>\n

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl <\/strong>is the adaptation of Jesse Andrews\u2019 <\/strong>2012 bestseller that won both Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl tells the story of Greg (Thomas Mann<\/strong>), a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life.<\/p>\n

He even describes his constant companion Earl (RJ Cyler<\/strong>), with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a \u2018co-worker\u2019 than a best friend. But when Greg\u2019s mom (Connie Britton) insists he spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke<\/strong>) \u2013 a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer \u2013 he slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be.<\/p>\n