Jessica Darling's It List

Prepare to survive... Middle School

2016 • 80 min • Family

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Synopsis

Jessica Darling – a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade – was never too concerned about where she'd fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day of school, her older sister — the super popular Bethany, now in college—decides to help out by giving her the “It List”—a cheat sheet on how to navigate the middle school maze and rise to the top of the popularity chain. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but, like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.

Our family guide

Best from age 9

Movie Knight Score

138 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
58 Audience · 137 · 49%

Jessica Darling, an opinionated 7th grader, gets an "It List" from her older sister to navigate middle school. She tries to follow it to become popular, but soon learns that fitting in isn't as simple as a checklist.

Violence & peril: 0/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Some typical middle school social drama

What it models well

Self-acceptance and authenticity
Friendship and loyalty
Finding your own path

Talk about it after

What does it mean to be popular?
The challenges of starting middle school
Choosing friends who support you for who you are

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Top billed cast

Director: Ali Scher • Crew: Julie Sherman Wolfe

Trailers & clips

Jessica Darling's IT List - Official Trailer - MarVista Entertainment

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
**Being oneself. Not to try to satisfy others!** Come on! This is an underrated film for sure. There are lots of children's films that are totally unrealistic. Well, there's no excuse for this film as well. But the thing is it was not like those ones. I'm talking about the clichés. When a film talks about a kid and his/her school life, like to be famous, they tend to do anything to accomplish that.…
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