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  • Struck By Lightning Tomatometer 24%
  • Struck By Lightning FlixsterFan Score 63%



Description: High school senior Carson Phillips (Chris Colfer) was destined for bigger things than his close-minded small town could ever offer. He was on a path to greatness, but destiny had a different plan when he was suddenly killed by a bolt of lightning in his school parking lot. Demonstrating that life is what happens while you’re busy planning your future, Carson recounts the last few weeks of his life via witty, insightful flashbacks, including a blackmail scheme targeting the popular kids in school that he concocts with his best friend (Rebel Wilson, BRIDESMAIDS), and a home life that includes a mother (Allison Janney, JUNO, "The West Wing") who's more interested in the bottle than her son’s future and an estranged father (Dermot Mulroney, MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING) who suddenly appears with a pregnant fiancée (Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"). The film also features Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family"), Angela Kinsey ("The Office"), Polly Bergen ("Desperate Housewives"), and Ashley Rickards ("One Tree Hill", "American Horror Story").

Release Date: 1/11/2013

Genre: Comedy

Studio: Tribeca Films

Offical Website: http://www.struckbylightning-movie.com

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Release Dates:

Country Release Type Date
United States Theatrical Wide Release 1/11/2013
United States On Demand Release 12/19/2012


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» New reviews added from Rotten Tomatoes.
01/11 @ 12:00 AM

Colfer is still very young, but he needs to learn that snide is not a point of view.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

» New reviews added from Rotten Tomatoes.
01/10 @ 12:00 AM

Except for Ms. Janney's monstrous mother and an Alzheimer's-afflicted grandmother (Polly Bergen), Struck by Lightning gives its characters no dimension.
Stephen Holden, New York Times

» New review added from Rotten Tomatoes.
04/26/2012 @ 12:00 AM

Chris Colfer's Glee appeal is AWOL in this strained dark comedy about a high school misfit.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

» New reviews added from Rotten Tomatoes.
01/09 @ 12:00 AM

Struck by Lightning means well, but its gentle dissection of high school cliques brings nothing new to the genre ...
Brian Miller, Village Voice

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