Perfect High

Perfect High is a 2015 drama film produced by Lifetime and starring Bella Thorne, Israel Broussard, Daniela Bobadilla and Ross Butler.

In the Chicago metropolitan area, Amanda, a passionate dancer, suffers a nasty fall during a pep rally that leads her to taking hydrocodone.

The review site Common Sense Media gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Parents need to know that Perfect High is an intense story about teen drug addiction that's based on real-life events.

"[11] TVLine called it a "high-octane drama": "Thorne stars as Amanda, a high-school dancer whose life spirals into disarray when she suffers a nasty fall — hence her new nickname, "that chick who fell" — during an intense rehearsal.

... After discovering that her new pals are knowingly doing heroin, Amanda attempts to dance again ... though she swears it's only going to be a short ride; "Maybe this will help me get through my audition," she says while sticking a needle into her arm.

But that first free hit of meta-commentary on the "bad kids" subgenre is followed by the steep price of Perfect High's utter lack of interest in exploiting its subject matter.

Common Sense FINALLY Kicks In Over Heroin: Because driving under the influence, almost getting into a deadly car crash, and taking other drugs weren't enough to scare the crap out of these teens.