Hanratty Sawyer Barth as Roddy ("Flake") Melanie Lynskey as Janice Hanratty Justin Long as Tim Hanratty Kannon Hicks as Gus Hanratty Melonie Diaz as Ms. Meier Tony Hale as Mr. Mosley Carrie Preston as Ms. Arnold Release And Then I Go made its worldwide premiere at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. The film was picked up for distribution by The Orchard, and was released theatrically as well as on VOD and Digital HD on April 17, 2018. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 13 reviews. It has a Metacritic score of 77. The film received almost unanimous acclaim, with Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter believing it to be "A disturbing drama of teen disaffection," further stating: "Vincent Grashaw's feature provides an essential and insightful perspective that will resonate with audiences attuned to the challenges of adolescence." Forbes called the film "an uncommonly poignant treatment of adolescence … [it is] less a film about school shootings than one about the crushingly real struggles of youth, struggles that adults quickly forget or make light of, which often just exacerbates the problem. That such difficulties can lead, increasingly, to equally real tragic ends should give any parent or educator pause. We may not be able to stop school shootings once and for all, but recognizing that each one is unique, and likely the product of something far more commonplace than mental illness, might be a place to start." Entertainment Weekly gave the film a 'B+' rating, with Leah Greenblatt commenting, "What Grashaw does remarkably well, in the movie's harrowing final minutes, is put us entirely inside Edwin's head; not as a sociopath or a killer, just a boy in a world of pain." In his review for IndieWire, Michael Nordine stated, "We need to talk about this disturbing coming-of-age drama," calling it "an intimate, sympathetic character study." Bob Strauss of the Los Angeles Daily News felt the film was "a deep, lived-in study of bullied middle school kids who plan to solve their problems in the worst possible way." Awards New Hampshire Film Festival Rome International Film Festival, USA References External links And Then I Go trailer 2017 films 2017 drama films American drama films Films based on American novels Films about school violence Films shot in Kentucky 2010s English-language films 2010s American films