Greg Gaines is a teenager at Pittsburgh high school. He meets a girl named Rachel Kushner in his class. After finding out that she is diagnosed with leukemia, Greg decides to make a film for her. His best friend Earl helps him make a low-budget film dedicated to Rachel. ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ hit theaters on Friday, June 12.

IMDb rated the film 8.4/10 based on 1,025 user ratings. Metacritic gave the film a Metascore of 73 based on reviews by 29 critics. Its Userscore is 8.5 based on 4 ratings. It has 23 positive reviews, 3 mixed reviews, and 3 negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film 82% on its Tomatometer with an average rating of 7.7/10 out of 67 reviews. It received 55 Fresh reviews and 12 Rotten reviews. Its Audience Score is 92% with an average rating of 4.4/5 based on 7,551 user ratings. Box Office Mojo reports that its gross domestic total is $70,000 as of Friday, June 12. The film runs for 105 minutes. It is based on the novel by Jesse Andrews with the same title.

‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ stars Thomas Mann as Greg Gaines, Gavin Dietz as young Greg, Olivia Cooke as Rachel Kushner, Ronald Cyler II as Earl, Edward DeBruce III as young Earl, Jon Bernthal as Mr. McCarthy, Nick Offerman as Mr. Gaines, Connie Britton as Mrs. Gaines, Molly Shannon as Denise Kushner, Chelsea T. Zhang as Naomi, Katherine C. Hughes as Madison, and Natalie Marchelletta as Anna.

The film was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and edited by David Trachtenberg. The producers of the film are Jeremy Dawson, Dan Fogelman, and Steven M. Rales. The screenplay was written by Jesse Andrews. Cinematography is by Chung-hoon Chung. Music is by Brian Eno and Nico Muhly. Indian Paintbrush is the production company behind the film. It was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes:

“At once earnest and flip, capturing teen angst without wallowing in teen drama,” wrote Bob Mondello from NPR.

“Cooke never allows us to feel sorry for Rachel, even when things are looking grimmest. It takes a real actress to pull that off,” wrote Peter Rainer from Christian Science Monitor.

“A quirky, self-aware dramedy with a vibe that is at turns wiseacre and wise, with tear-jerking moments that are never maudlin and comic moments that are authentic,” wrote Brad Wheeler from Globe and Mail.

“Even though in voiceover Greg tells the audience "this isn't a touching romantic story," that doesn't mean director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon can't have a little fun with expectation,” wrote Brian Truitt from USA Today.

“If every teen movie were as buoyant, stylish and aware of history as Me And Earl, the cultural landscape would feel a lot smarter,” wrote Andrew Lapin from NPR.

“It's so carefully designed to feel laid-back that its breeziness comes off like a calculation; its emotional pull is sometimes irresistible, which may make you want to resist it all the more. But the movie has flashes of wit and originality and feeling,” wrote Stephanie Zacharek from Village Voice.

“The sharpness of the dialogue and the performances of Mann and Cooke not only make it all work, they make it all sublime,” wrote Kyle Smith from New York Post.