The Half of It

The Half of It
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Directed by	Alice Wu
Written by	Alice Wu
Produced by	Anthony Bregman M. Blair Breard Alice Wu
Starring	Leah Lewis Daniel Diemer Alexxis Lemire Enrique Murciano Wolfgang Novogratz Catherine Curtin Becky Ann Baker Collin Chou
Cinematography	Greta Zozula
Edited by	Ian Blume Lee Percy
Music by	Anton Sanko
Production company	Likely Story
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, and Collin Chou in supporting roles. It is loosely inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, and follows a Chinese-American student helping the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both desire.

The film was released worldwide on Netflix on May 1, 2020. It received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised Wu's direction and screenplay, as well as the performances of Lewis and Diemer. It was honored with the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 19th Tribeca Film Festival, while Wu was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards.