Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Bo Burnham
Writer: Alex Conn
Cast: Charlie Plummer, Kaitlyn Dever, Bella Thorne, RJ Cyler, Sarah Paulson, Abraham Attah, Logan Miller
Plot: Johnny (Charlie Plummer) gets up and he has visions of the great times he had with his girlfriend Chloe (Bella Thorne) and then when Chloe then said that they needed to take a break and to not contact her until he contacted him.
Johnny then gets dressed and takes a shower and his mom (Sarah Paulson) gives him coffee and wished him a happy birthday she and Johnny have an honest conversation about Chloe and his mom says that Johnny should leave and that Johnny deserves a much better girlfriend then Chloe and reminds Johnny of when Chloe cheated on him and that she goes to a private school.
Johnny then is driven to school by her and checks who wished him a happy birthday and Johnny asks whether she thinks that Chloe will wish him a happy birthday and his mom says that she doubts it.
Johnny then is in history class and a girl named Elle (Kaitlyn Dever) starts asking how he’s doing and wishes him a happy birthday. Johnny says thanks and Elle then asks if Johnny could sit with her and her friends at lunch.
At lunch Johnny is at Elle’s table and her friends Mark (Abraham Attah) and John (Logan Miller) who are both emo band members both wish Johnny a happy birthday and then Mark teases Johnny about Chloe and Johnny is offended and fights back and Elle defends Johnny. Elle then offers to take Johnny to a movie after.
The school day ends and they both go to the Stamford mall in Stamford Connecticut movie theater. Elle wears a bit more makeup than usual and Johnny says that she looks pretty and Elle blushes.
They then both go to a movie and Johnny then checks his phone to look at who sent a happy birthday wish on Facebook and he doesn’t see her name and Elle reminds him to put away his phone. They then watch the movie but Johnny then is anxious. After the movie they discuss the movie and Elle offers to take Johnny to a movie. Johnny then goes to the bathroom and then calls his mom for advice and whether he should go with Elle for dinner and Johnny then says yes to Elle’s proposal.
They then go to Cheesecake Factory and they talk about life and Johnny talks about Chloe and Elle is sympathetic but she says that maybe Johnny should expect more as he’s a very handsome guy and Johnny responds by saying Elle is very pretty and then Elle says many boys disagree. Elle then says that she’s there if he needs it and that she’s very good at being a relationship coach and offers to have a sleepover with Johnny and even offers to make an air mattress.
We then cut to Chloe and a guy named Tommy (RJ Cyler) having sex. Chloe and Tommy then talk and Chloe debates whether to say happy birthday on Facebook to him and Tommy says that she should forget that nerd.
We then cut to Elle making the air mattress for Tommy and they then just hang out and talk about movies and they then put on Netflix and then they watch Taxi Driver.
Elle then goes on Facebook and looks at Chloe’s Facebook and sees Chloe putting on Facebook her kissing Tommy and she shows that video to Johnny . Tommy then checks Chloe’s Facebook and realizes she blocked him and he checks his email and gets an email from Chloe saying that she wants Johnny to stay away from her and he then runs away and drives back home and Elle cries then goes home and his mom is mad at him and his mom says that he is mad at him for leaving Elle who could have been a good friend or potential girlfriend and a person that actually cared about him and left her and was mean to her for a girl that didn’t give a shit about him. Johnny just goes to bed.
Johnny then starts calling Elle and then she doesn’t pick up. Johnny then goes to a local restaurant and sees Tommy and Chloe and starts yelling at Chloe and Chloe says that she will get a restraining order if he doesn’t go away and leave them both alone.
It is Monday and Johnny’s mom revealed that Chloe filed the restraining order. Johnny is crying and he doesn’t want go to school that day. Johnny’s mom promises to fight it and that he didn’t do anything wrong. Johnny then goes to school.
Johnny sees Elle in history class and he tried to talk to her and she said that he could have had her a girl that he called pretty and that actually cared about her to stalk a girl that loved another guy.
Johnny then goes home and attempts suicide and Johnny’s mom takes him to a psychiatric hospital. He is in the hospital for a week and he sees his mom every day and while this is happening Mark and John convince Elle to forgive him.
Johnny comes back from the hospital and Elle then comes and tells Johnny that she forgives Johnny and that she loves him but she will sever ties with him if he ever talks to Chloe again and then reminds him of what a kick ass chick he has now. Johnny then smiles.
We then cut to months later and Johnny is asking Elle to prom and she says yes and they then kiss.
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