
Director: Olivia Wilde
High school seniors Molly (Beanie Feldstein, just announced as a Golden Globe nominee) and Amy (“Last Man Standing”’s Kaitlyn Dever) have spent the last four years doing all the right things: working hard, studying hard, eschewing a social life. And their sacrifices have paid off. Molly is headed to Yale, and Amy to Columbia. On the last day of school, however, they find out that all the popular, partying kids they thought were headed towards a life of adequate mediocrity (is that redundant?) are actually headed for top 10 schools or great jobs. Even Molly’s rival—the class tramp (Molly Gordon, also great in Good Boys this year!)—will be attending Yale with her. “I’m incredible at hand jobs,” she says, “but I also got a 1560 on the SATs.” Molly begins to wonder if they’ve missed out on four years of fun and decides that there’s only one thing for the two to do—try to cram four years of partying into one night!
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