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'The Edge of Seventeen' Clip: Woody Harrelson Isn't Buying Hailee Steinfeld's Line

The coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen (in theaters Nov. 18) stars Hailee Steinfeld as Nadine, a high school junior whose life has been derailed by both normal teenage drama and family tragedy. In this exclusive clip for Yahoo Movies, Nadine has a heartbreaking excuse for not turning in her homework… and her teacher Mr. Bruner (Woody Harrelson) sees right through it.

The Edge of Seventeen premiered last month at the Toronto Film Festival, where it was called “darkly hilarious” and “the savviest teen comedy in years” by Varietys Owen Gleiberman. The role of Nadine seems likely to be a game-changer for 19-year-old Steinfeld, who hasn’t carried a major film since 2010’s True Grit (for which she received an Oscar nomination). Along with Steinfeld and Harrelson, the film stars Kyra Sedgwick as Nadine’s mother and Blake Jenner as her too-perfect brother.

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