Speech & Debate 2017 Watch Free in HD

Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.

Genre:

Drama, Comedy

Actors:

Liam James, Sarah Steele, Austin P. McKenzie, Roger Bart, Janeane Garofalo, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kal Penn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Skylar Astin, Jeremy Rowley, Jerry Leggio, ...»

Director:

Dan Harris

Country:

United States

Release:

2017

IMDb:

5.9

Quality:

Duration:

105 min

New York Times

Over all, the movie ... has a focus problem that leaves its humorous moments obscured and its intentions hazy.

April 06, 2017

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Blu-ray.com

While it has the potential to be snarky, dim, and thin, "Speech & Debate" is downright wonderful at times, eschewing the plastic teen routine to create dimensional characters facing interesting personal and educational challenges.

April 06, 2017

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Common Sense Media

Coming-of-age tale confronts teen issues; sex and drinking.

April 18, 2017

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Variety

Once a darkly comic romp centered around outing a pedophile teacher, this adaptation has been shorn of its sharpest edges, leaving a largely unfocused, conventional teen dramedy in its place.

April 07, 2017

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Film Journal International

Ultimately Speech & Debate is stuck in a Catch-22: It's so hard to argue with the premise that it's tough to get excited about it.

April 06, 2017

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The Young Folks

...Speech & Debate will probably not stand out among the best, although it is, at times, a fun ride anyway.

April 28, 2017

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Eye for Film

All in all, this is a plucky but rather disorganised attempt to explore pressing issues. For a teen-focused film, it's refreshingly lacking in cynicism, but its fate will depend on whether or not its audience shares this quality.

April 06, 2017

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Los Angeles Times

Although the story, which feels a tad past its expiration date, never digs too deeply into its central issues (hypocrisy, loneliness, censorship, finding one's voice), Dan Harris' peppy direction and nimble turns by the film's young leads prevail.

April 06, 2017

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Village Voice

Harris structures Speech & Debate like a musical comedy that's building up to a cathartic final number, but scene after scene just falls flat.

April 05, 2017

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Beliefnet

A heartfelt love letter from theater kids to theater kids.

April 14, 2017

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Hollywood Reporter

The film's stage origins, and a cameo appearance by Lin-Manuel Miranda, may be of interest to theater buffs, but everyone else will be left wondering what all the fuss was about.

April 11, 2017

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