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A Girl Like Her

2015 · 91 min

A tense, earnest mockumentary that immerses you in the raw pain of bullying and the slow, uncomfortable reckoning of its perpetrator.

Directed by
Amy S. Weber
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Everybody's dreamgirl. One girl's nightmare.
Overview
Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth about A Girl Like Her.

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Directed by
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Genres
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • found footage
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Amy S. Weber
Written by
Amy S. Weber
Starring
Hunter King, Lexi Ainsworth, Jimmy Bennett, Amy S. Weber, Stephanie Cotton, Mark Boyd, Christy Engle-McGuckin, Jon W. Martin
Music
David Bateman
Cinematography
Samuel Brownfield
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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