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The characters in this film, on the other hand, too often feel like their dialogue and behavior has been cut-and-pasted from other quirky indie dramedies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

For both teen dramedies, we'll have to wait another season for highly anticipated answers – unless of course that question remains unresolved or recycled in some way to keep the tension alive.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

The iconic actress will forever be cemented in cinematic history as the queen of the '80s teen romance dramedies.

From Fox News • Feb. 18, 2020

The new Netflix series “Turn Up Charlie” gets to the heart of Idris Elba, sitting at the intersection of his two passions: deejaying and making heartwarming dramedies that reflect his working-class London origins.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2019

The frank jocularity of the wisecracks bumps up against rogue jolts of cutesiness and a slightly dirty realism, familiar from Sundance dramedies.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2018