The Edge of Seventeen is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, in her directorial debut.

The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson.

Seventeen-year-old Nadine Franklin has tempestuous relationships with her popular older brother Darian and her image-conscious mother Mona but was close to her late father Tom.

Nick, having taken Nadine's explicit text seriously, attempts to have sex with her in his car, and angrily belittles her when she rejects his advances.

Humiliated and heartbroken, Nadine tearfully runs away and calls Mr. Bruner, who takes her back to his house where they wait for Darian to arrive.

Darian tells Nadine he has suffered from the pressures of taking their father's place, saying he feels trapped and did not apply to distant colleges because their mother is so dependent on him.

Erwin's animated film is about an alien boy who falls in love with a girl at high school but is rejected.

After the film, Nadine hands Erwin flowers she picked for him and apologizes for taking so long to accept his affection.

[9] On August 4, 2015, Hailee Steinfeld was cast to play the lead role, while Richard Sakai was also attached as a producer of the film.

[9] Hayden Szeto was cast in the film as Erwin Kim, Nadine's earnest classmate, who fumbles several attempts to win her affection through much of the story.

[15] The Edge of Seventeen, distributed by STX Entertainment, was originally scheduled to be released on September 30, 2016,[8] before being moved to November 18.

[2] In North America, the film was released alongside the openings of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Bleed for This, as well as the wide expansions of Moonlight and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.

The website's critical consensus reads, "The Edge of Seventeen's sharp script – and Hailee Steinfeld's outstanding lead performance – make this more than just another coming-of-age dramedy.

"[21] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[23] In May 2018, it was announced that YouTube Premium began development for a spin-off web series based on the film that would be exclusive to their platform.