The Duff makes timely points about self-love, body image, and modern relationships but falls short of becoming a teen drama classic.
For years, Bianca Piper (Mae Whitman) has successfully navigated the soul-crushing hallways of high school. Side by side with her two best friends, Casey (Bianca A. Santos) and Jess (Skyler Samuels), Bianca has been encouraged to take-pride in her personal quirks, casual style, and love for classic zombie movies – while managing to ignore the vain opinions of “pre-celebrity,” and bully, Madison Carter (Bella Thorne).
That is until Bianca’s childhood friend, and school football hero, Wesley Rush (Robbie Amell) points out that she is a DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend), forcing her to question close friendships as well as her chances with Toby – Bianca’s cultured (sushi-loving and guitar-playing) crush. In an effort to prove that she isn’t anyone’s …
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