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Dirty Girl

2010 · 90 min

A bittersweet, funny-sad road trip through 1980s suburbia, with scrappy characters and a warm heart beneath the rebellion.

Directed by
Abe Sylvia
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
Let them talk
Overview
Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.

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Directed by
Abe Sylvia
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • suburbs
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Abe Sylvia
Written by
Abe Sylvia
Starring
Juno Temple, Jeremy Dozier, Milla Jovovich, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, William H. Macy, Nicholas D'Agosto, Elsie Fisher
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
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