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Kate Mara

as Claire Wilson

Claire Wilson's life is upended when a bright student in one of her classes asks her to tutor him for the SATs.

Nick Robinson

as Eric Walker

Eric Walker is a kind-eyed, charming high schooler with something to prove. As a middle-class kid attending a school mainly populated by more affluent students, he often finds the pressures of life and school are different for him than his friends.

Ashley Zukerman

as Matt Mitchell

Matt Mitchell is Claire’s college sweetheart, now husband, who works in medical equipment sales. He is supporting and loving of Claire’s aspirations, but also strives to recapture his own dreams of playing in a successful band again.