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Uptown Girls

2003 · 92 min

A bittersweet New York story about a childish woman and a serious girl who slowly heal each other.

Directed by
Boaz Yakin
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
They're about to teach each other how to act their age.
Overview
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.

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Stream in the UK
  • MGM Plus Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Boaz Yakin
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Boaz Yakin
Written by
Julia Dahl, Lisa Davidowitz, Mo Ogrodnik
Starring
Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer, Austin Pendleton, Heather Locklear, Will Toale
Music
Joel McNeely
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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