Watch: First Two Clips From Sundance Charmer ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’

By all accounts, it should have gone all wrong. A “Fault In Our Stars”-like movie about a girl dying of cancer; a twee, quirky, and self-referential ode to cinema; and, on paper, the kind of prototypical Sundance movie that makes you run screaming in the opposite direction. But "Me And Earl And The Dying Girl," directed by a filmmaker known for horror of all things (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon), simply hit all the right notes and charmed the pants off everyone in Park City. So much so that it won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. In short, the movie achieved the rare feat of pleasing both critics and audiences.

READ MORE: Watch The First Trailer For Quirky, Funny, Bittersweet Sundance Hit 'Me And Earl And The Dying Girl'

Basically, this is no teen-com weepie and is much more an exploration of friendship, coming of-age, and a sad/funny look at the difficulties of navigating high school life. Our review from Sundance called the movie...