The DUFF

Plot

The Duff is a 2015 comedy film that stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Allison Janney and Ken Jeong. It is based on the novel by Kody Keplinge. The film follows Bianca (Whitman), a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as "The DUFF" (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Here's the plot summary of the movie. Despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself. To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s DUFF. [Source: MovieWeb] The Duff was directed by Ari Sandel, director of the short films: West Bank Story (2005) and Kadaffi Goes Hollywood (2011).