The Art of Getting By
A disenchanted high‑school senior desperate to feel alive strikes an unexpected friendship with the most popular girl in school, forcing him to choose between his apathetic drift and a chance at real connection before graduation ends it all.
“The toughest lesson is love.”
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George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who
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Principal cast & crew: 32
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Edited by Mollie GoldsteinShot by Ben KutchinsScored by Alec PuroDesigned by Kelly Mcgehee
Box Office
2011 · Box office
Grossed $1.4M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.4M
Opening week (7-day): $1.2M
Peak 610 theaters
Also known as
- The Art of getting byde
- Von der Kunst, sich durchzumogelnde
- El arte de pasar de todoes
- Le Jour où je l'ai rencontréefr
- L'arte di cavarselait
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Cast & Crew
32 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Freddie Highmore
as George Zinavoy
Emma Roberts
as Sally Howe
Sasha Spielberg
as Zoe Rubenstein
Marcus Carl Franklin
as Will Sharpe
Ann Dowd
as Mrs. Grimes
Maya Ri Sanchez
as Cynthia
Michael Angarano
as Dustin
Blair Underwood
as Principal Martinson
Ann Harada
as Mrs. Dougherty
Rita Wilson
as Vivian Sargent
Elizabeth Reaser
as Charlotte Howe
Alicia Silverstone
as Ms. Herman
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8Directors
1Writers
1Producers
4Other crew
7Parents Guide
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