Movie Info Set in 1984 in Sandusky, Ohio, it follows the coming-out of a naive 17-year-old at exactly the moment when gender-bending pop stars like Boy George and the Annie Lennox of the The Edge Of Seventeen Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. Hailee Steinfeld became a child star to watch in True Grit, and delivers on that promise in The Edge of Seventeen, a coming-of-age movie that owes a debt to John Hughes films but establishes its own voice for the selfie-and-sexting generation. "The Edge of Seventeen" is a strong successor to Hughes' legacy with its mix of biting humor and bittersweet heart. 1 Video 9 Photos Comedy Drama Romance A teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends. Director David Moreton Writer Todd Stephens Stars Chris Stafford Tina Holmes Andersen Gabrych See production info at IMDbPro STREAMING +2 Add to Watchlist Added by 6.9K users The Edge of Seventeen is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, in her directorial debut. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld , Woody Harrelson , Kyra Sedgwick , and Haley Lu Richardson . The Edge of Seventeen: Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. With Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick. High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother. Full Review | Nov 22, 2022 Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies "The Edge of Seventeen" from first time writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig is a welcomed antithesis to the conventional norm. iFj9TU.