What is The First Time about?
A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Two high schoolers navigate witty banter and wholesome attraction after a chance encounter at a party.
Feel-good and romantic, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on MGM+, YouTube (free) and Tubi (free).
The First Time parents guide
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Cast and crew
Directed byJon Kasdan
StarringDylan O'Brien, Britt Robertson, Craig Roberts, James Frecheville, Victoria Justice, Maggie Elizabeth Jones
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