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The Good Girl

2002 · 93 min

A quietly uncomfortable watch, blending deadpan humor with a suffocating sense of small-town stagnation and quiet desperation.

Tagline
It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?
Overview
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Miguel Arteta
Written by
Mike White
Starring
Jennifer Aniston, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Carroll Lynch, Tim Blake Nelson, John C. Reilly, Deborah Rush, Mike White
Music
Mark Orton, James O'Brien
Cinematography
Enrique Chediak
Runtime
93 min
Country
Netherlands, Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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