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Girls Town

1996 · 90 min

A raw, intimate portrait of teenage girls grappling with loss and betrayal, carried by naturalistic performances and a quiet sense of urgency.

Tagline
This ain’t no 90210…
Overview
The death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and their lives.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • revenge
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jim McKay
Written by
Anna Grace, Bruklin Harris, Denise Casano, Lili Taylor
Starring
Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ramya Pratt, Asia Minor, Carl Kwaku Ford, Guillermo Díaz
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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