Dude

During the last weeks of high school four friends lean on each other as they cope with loss and changing plans. Lily Weil tries to map out college prospects while keeping a fragile circle of friends. Chloe Daniels hides behind sarcasm as she faces a family shake up, while Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein searches for her place in a world that often misreads her. Rebecca Voller keeps the group loose with quick wit and blunt honesty, and Noah adds a crush that heightens the stress of growing up. The mix of humor and real talk shows how friendships adjust to new realities, from prom night nerves to looming decisions about the future.

Directed by Olivia Milch and Kendall McKinnon, Dude arrived in 2018 as an original screenplay with a female led cast. The film focuses on Lily Weil and her friends as they confront loss, rites of passage, and the messy transition out of high school.

Awkwafina's Rebecca Voller brings brisk energy and sharp one liners that cut through the tension, while Lucy Hale's Lily Weil anchors the group with quiet resilience and resolve. Alexandra Shipp and Kathryn Prescott expand the ensemble, giving warmth to the dynamics of friendship and the personal inflections of identity. The movie paints a contemporary teen world full of texts, playlists, and late night chats that blend humor with real concerns, showing how a close circle sticks together even as plans diverge. It's a portrait of how adolescence feels both exhilarating and uncertain when major life choices loom on the horizon.

Reception appears mixed, with praise for performances of Hale and Awkwafina and for treating friendship as its own key theme rather than a backdrop to romance. Some critics note uneven tonal shifts and predictable gags, but the core idea remains clear loss, identity, and the pressure to choose a path after high school, balanced by humor.

Box office figures for Dude were not widely reported, indicating a modest release that appealed to a specific audience rather than broad blockbuster success. This is typical for indie teen comedies released primarily to streaming and select theaters.