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Girls Town (1996)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:19

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.8/10

Rated: R

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: High school seniors and best friends Patti, Emma, Angela and Nikki think they know each other well. That is, until Nikki commits suicide. Her death prompts them to question their own lives and... High school seniors and best friends Patti, Emma, Angela and Nikki think they know each other well. That is, until Nikki commits suicide. Her death prompts them to question their own lives and their friendship, and to examine their role politically as working-class women in a patriarchal society. When they learn from reading her journal that Nikki was raped, the young women take justice into their own hands. [More]

Starring: Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace, Aunjanue Ellis

Starring: Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace, Aunjanue Ellis

Director: Jim McKay

Director: Jim McKay

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Girls Town Subverts the Patriarchy.

Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul | comment Comment
09/01/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

As a male writer-director, McKay proves to be extremely sensitive to the feeling and words of working-class women (Lili Taylor among them), determined to establish their self-worth as well as to fight against the social ills of the oppressive system

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08/09/06
Emanuel Levy
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06/24/06
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A fresh, funny, and abrasive film about three high school seniors.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
07/25/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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06/29/05
Emanuel Levy
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
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Josh Ralske
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10/30/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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07/25/02
Washington Post
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Taylor, Harris and Grace come up with some watchable, genuine moments. But they're often too involved in themselves; the movie indulges them too much.

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07/24/02
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Holds appeal, partly because it could so easily have been an uplifting message movie but it refuses to be so simplistic.

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06/05/02
Lael Loewenstein
Lael Loewenstein
Boxoffice Magazine

An empowering feminist tale made authentic by the actresses participation in the scripting.

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04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
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01/01/00
Alison Macor
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle

For all its flaws, this one gets extra points for having its uncertain head and heart in the same noble place.

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01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
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The film often seems pointless and labored or overly contrived - and it certainly suffers from foul-language overload.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Does an excellent job of uncovering the angst, pressure, and doubt associated with the late teenage years.

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James Berardinelli
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Features good work from its performers.

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Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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The film feels utterly real.

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01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

A mix of reality and zip that nicely conveys the heady atmosphere of almost-adult life.

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01/01/00
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Constructed without a traditional denouement, Girls Town will nevertheless satisfy viewers who want something that feels more like life than like art.

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01/01/00
Michael O'Sullivan
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