After a messy breakup with her high school boyfriend, April strikes up an unexpected platonic friendship with his new girlfriend, Clara.

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Banana Split (2018)

A film about platonic female friendship, period.

★ 6.6/10 September 22, 2018 88 min

Comedy

Director: Benjamin Kasulke  ·  Writers: Joey Power, Hannah Marks

After a messy breakup with her high school boyfriend, April strikes up an unexpected platonic friendship with his new girlfriend, Clara.

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Director

Benjamin Kasulke Benjamin Kasulke

Cast

Hannah Marks Hannah Marks April Liana Liberato Liana Liberato Clara Dylan Sprouse Dylan Sprouse Nick Luke Spencer Roberts Luke Spencer Roberts Ben Meagan Kimberly Smith Meagan Kimberly Smith Molly Haley Ramm Haley Ramm Sally Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht Susan Addison Riecke Addison Riecke Agnes Jacob Batalon Jacob Batalon Jacob the Manager Carter Gill Carter Gill Movie Patron Travis Przybylski Travis Przybylski Cute Dumb Guy Ben Konigsberg Ben Konigsberg Mordecai

User Reviews (1)

Kamurai
Kamurai July 27, 2020
★ 6/10

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend if you're considering it. The "feel" of the movie reminds me a lot of "Booksmart", but almost more "versus" than "cooperative", if that makes sense to you. I'm a big fan of Hannah Marks, and less so of Liana Liberato, and while the focus is typically on April, it really felt like they should have been cast in each others's roles, and it's not like Liberato can't carry a lead role. The roles just didn't feel intuitive, and the movie does one of those things where I feel like it's trying to tell me who's hotter, and (for me) Hannah Marks makes more sense as the "hot new thing", and she's the stronger personality. But that's probably why she has the lead here. It was also frustrating to watch the characters do "stupid high schoolers with too many options" mistakes over and over, letting such a jerk control any level of validation i…