10 Overlooked 2019 Films That You Really Need To See

Olivia Wilde's first venture into feature filmaking cooked up a perfect storm of publicity when the film's trailers began doing the rounds in early 2019. Booksmart looked to be the blast of awkward female coming-of-age dramedy that the film scene was in desperate need of.

Wilde's work was applauded by critics, their peers and anyone who wandered into a screening of the film, Booksmart spluttered to a $6.9 million domestic debut and didn't gather much more steam after that.

What went wrong, then?

Perhaps the crowded summer slate, with the likes of Avengers: Endgame and Toy Story 4, meant that the majority of the average film-watcher had scratched their itch in terms of leaving the confines of their own home to digest a picture. Maybe the consistent comparison's to the cult-classic Superbad translated to people feeling they'd already seen this movie before and weren't willing to pay for a repeat experience.

Whatever the reasons, there's no arguing that Booksmart is a film that you need to see. Possessing fantastic dialogue, two star-making performances - in Kaitlyn Dever's Amy and Beanie Feldstein's Molly - and enough pubescent hilarity and escapades to fill 105 minutes of runtime, give it a look-see and you won't be disappointed.