Women may be unimpressed, but men will squirm with recognition.
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01/26/06
Beautiful Girls (1996)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:35
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: "Beautiful Girls" takes place in a sleepy New England town, the bucolic home of a group of Generation X-ers involved in a number of romantic goings-on. The film takes a close look at the... [More]
Starring: Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman, Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino
Director: Ted Demme
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Reviews for Beautiful Girls
Demme's conversational film is about the gaping chasm between what men say and what they feel. It may not tell us anything new, but its eloquence is quietly rewarding.
11/27/09
Natalie Portman, as a 13-year-old on whom Hutton develops a strangely affecting crush, is a delight.
11/27/09
No review available.
09/05/03
Rosie O'Donnell's best 10 minutes of her career.
01/01/00
No review available.
09/26/05
The movie is wry, touching and fun to sit through...
01/01/00
Top CriticDespite the title, Demme's coming of age tale is about guys in their 20s who refuse or are unable to mature, which might explain why the most captivating relationship is between Timothy Hutton and the then 13-year-old Natalie Portman.
04/04/06
Portman steals all the scenes with Timothy Hutton and lights up the movie in each and every one of her scenes with her beauty, charm and utter exuberance.
04/29/09
Hits the spot with its wry observations on sexual politics.
08/18/02
Portman, a budding knockout, is scene-stealingly good even in an overly showy role.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
05/14/03
Portman was memorable as the little girl in The Professional, but her work here throws off an eeriness in its revelation of such huge talent in one so young.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis film may have been a small movie set in a small town, but its characters are earnest, its dialogue is smart and witty, and most of all, its heart is anything but small.
01/01/00
No review available.
11/29/05
With only a few lapses, Scott Rosenberg's script is so good it outshines his much-praised Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead.
06/25/02
No review available.
08/04/04
Not a whole lot goes on, but what does go on is engaging enough to merit a look.
01/13/04
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