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The Diary of a Teenage Girl

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In the 1970s San Francisco, a precocious 15-year-old embarks on an enthusiastic sexual odyssey, beginning with her mother's current lover.
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Boldly unconventional and refreshingly honest, Diary of a Teenage Girl is a frank coming-of-age story that addresses its themes -- and its protagonist -- without judgment.

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Nell Minow AWFJ.org 10/04/2021
The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a rare frank look at adolescent sexuality from a female perspective. Beautifully acted by all. Go to Full Review
Andi Zeisler Bitch Media 02/03/2021
With female sexuality onscreen, especially young women's, we're often presented with a binary: Is it exploitative or empowering? Damaging or liberating? Depressing or joyful? The Diary of a Teenage Girl asks why it can't be all of these things and more. Go to Full Review
Anisha Jhaveri IndieWire 10/28/2017
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Shocking but genuine, poignant and hilarious, Diary of a Teenage Girl could well become one of the more memorable entries in the Sundance Film Festival's U.S. competition. Go to Full Review
Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants 01/10/2022
Bless every independent fiber of it being true to its own vigorous heartbeat. Go to Full Review
Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org 10/04/2021
Heller's screenplay and direction also keep Minnie firmly at the centre of this narrative, her drawings and doodlings playing a key role in the telling of her story. Bold, brassy and brilliant... Go to Full Review
Jennifer Merin AWFJ.org 10/04/2021
Told from a teenage girl's unfiltered point of view, this is not an easy-to-watch movie, but the uncomfortable moments raise important and highly relevant questions. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 May 13 Rated R for Strong Sexual Content, Dialogue- All Involving Teens, Language, Drinking, Drug Use, and Graphic Nudity. 1 hour and 42 minutes of drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Shaira S 12/26/2024 Re-watched this in 2024, and I would say I still enjoyed this movie very much See more 01/07/2024 I really liked this movie 🙏🙏😵‍💫😵‍💫 See more Georgan G 05/13/2023 The inner life of a teenage girl is as complex as this film. So refreshing to see a real depiction of a female growing into a woman. Love the comic drawings as much now as when they were new. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 03/14/2023 Filme bacana, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacanas só de sexo por o resto ê ruim, a história é fraca de uma garota que dá o cu para o namorado da própria mãe, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajudou a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, o filme se resume a isso, a garota dá o cu pro namorado da sua mãe o filme todo, perto do final a mãe da garota termina com o cara, e para acabar o filme o cara reencontra a garota que ele comeu, convida para foder, a garota recusa e acaba o filme, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme, só as cenas de sexo e nudez salvam esse filme, por que se não o filme seria fraco. See more 04/26/2022 This movie claims to be a "coming of age" movie, but it focuses more on showcasing the nudity of the 15 year old character and showing her having sex in multiple scenes, as well as engaging in prostitution. Plus, there were multiple scenes of her using drugs. Cartoons are integrated into the movie in various scenes, likely to make the film more appealing to children. Even if this movie was based on real person, it was completely unnecessary to glorify the sexual encounters of an underage girl in the scenes. Reminder: this movie is viewed for entertainment purposes. Who were they really trying to entertain? They could have made the main character 18 yrs old without changing the movie, but chose instead to make her 15. It doesn't matter that the actress who played the 15 year old was in her early 20s at the time, that was a given. Those responsible for shifting the Overton window the wrong direction for the past 50 years are at it once again in this attempt to normalize inappropriate sexual relationships (read: pedophilia). What is sad is that so many people have overlooked what is really going on here. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1970s San Francisco, a precocious 15-year-old embarks on an enthusiastic sexual odyssey, beginning with her mother's current lover.
Director
Marielle Heller
Producer
Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Archer Gray
Rating
R (Strong Sexual Content|Dialogue|All Involving Teens|Language|Drinking|Drug Use|Graphic Nudity)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 7, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.5M
Runtime
1h 42m
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