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On the Doll (2008)

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A handful of strangers living on the edge of Los Angeles' sex industry share a terrible secret in this psychological drama. Jimmy (Paul Ben-Victor) is a small-time kingpin in California's underground sleaze empire, and he runs a strip club and peep-show arcade where Tara (Angela Sarafyan) displays her body for paying customers. Tara is working off a sizable debt to Jimmy, and her boyfriend, Jaron (Josh Janowicz), meets with Jimmy's business partner Uncle Lou (Marcus Giamatti) to find out what it

Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama

Thomas Mignone

Jun 17, 2008

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All Critics (4) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

...hardly packs the profound punch that Mignone is clearly aiming for...

September 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Memorable more for its performances than its plot, this scrappy independent doesn't fade from the mind quickly

July 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for On the Doll

A small indie hit which similar to many others in narrative. We see many different stories each in some way involving sex, whether it be sexual abuse, prostitution or hitting a guy in the balls. Of course each of these stories is on course for a linked together finale. It happens in quite a coincidental fashion like

July 9, 2008
kiriyamakazou

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I feel like 1 hour & 32 minutes of On The Doll were a complete & total waste of time & the last 10 were the only good thing about the movie.It's a shame when you have to sit through a movie that only gets good in the last 10 minutes

November 13, 2009
dukeakasmudge

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