Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Released Year: 2015

Certificate: PG-13

Runtime: 105 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 74

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman

No of Votes: 123210

Gross: 6743776

Overview: High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

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