The Art of Getting By

2011 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 61,550 VOTES · DIR. Gavin Wiesen

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Overview

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,003 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 GEORGE: Since the dawn of recorded history
00:03:56 Bring it to me completed by the end of the period.
00:07:09 - I got an e-mail from your school. - Oh, Jesus.
00:09:35 There are so many more important things to think about
00:11:55 Not if you're her daughter.
00:14:51 Sorry. About what, again?
00:17:23 Good man. That's what I like to hear.
00:20:23 Me? I'm always around.
00:22:48 You just, you know, hope not to be fooling yourself, I guess.
00:25:59 18.
00:29:16 JACK: Viv, we're not gonna lose this place. I promise you.
00:32:11 Come on!
00:38:11 - You want an egg? - No.
00:41:36 She hasn't shown any interest.
00:44:36 Like a nostalgia for the present, I couldn't shake it.
00:47:46 (SONG ENDS)
00:50:53 How's George? He hasn't returned my calls.
00:54:07 You have a little over three weeks.
00:56:29 Do you know that Jack was wandering the streets for weeks
01:00:20 Mom, I'm obnoxious, I'm deeply disrespectful.
01:03:07 If I smell a rat
01:07:00 And you won't deceive me
01:09:54 but that was never really me.
01:16:09 And

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,003
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line01:16:09

Production Record

DirectorGavin Wiesen
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,406,224
IMDb votes61,550