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Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

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Twelve-year-old Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo) is perhaps the most put-upon adolescent in film history in Todd Solondz's bitterly hilarious black comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn is bright but awkward, both physically and socially, and is appallingly unpopular among her peers, to whom she's better known as "Wienerdog." Possessing little charm or grace and perhaps the most misguided fashion sense of her generation, Dawn is not an easy girl to like and practically no one seems interested in

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Todd Solondz

Written By: Todd Solondz

In Theaters: Sep 10, 1995 Wide

On DVD: Aug 3, 1999

Sony Pictures Classics

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Cast

Heather Matarazzo
Dawn Wiener
Daria Kalinina
Missy Wiener
Matthew Faber
Mark Wiener
Angela Pietropinto
Mrs. Wiener
Bill Buell
Mr. Wiener
Brendan Sexton III
Brandon McCarthy
Will Lyman
Mr. Edwards
Christina Vidal
Cynthia
Stacey Moseley
Mary Ellen Moriarty
Rica Martens
Mrs. Grissom
Victoria Davis
Lolita
Eric Mabius
Steve Rodgers

Critic Reviews for Welcome to the Dollhouse

All Critics (59) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (5)

One of the highlights of the 1995 Toronto Festival, Solondz's second film is a stark, often funny, always poignant comedy about suburban mores, centering on a misfit Jewish girl tormented by her family and classmates.

December 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

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At 87 minutes, Dollhouse is a near-perfect morsel. If nothing else, it informs older folk that school principals still threaten to record bad behavior in one's 'personal record' -- only now, computers facilitate the process.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Mike Clark

USA Today

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A dark look at adolescence; not for kids.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Hollis Griffin

Common Sense Media

Welcome to the Dollhouse puts an ugly duckling through her paces.

September 1, 2009 Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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Rob Nelson

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

quirky and great

April 9, 2008 Comment

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

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At its best it's like the funniest yet bleakest comic book Dan Clowes never drew.

July 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Todd Solondz's only good movie.

December 12, 2005 Comments (4)

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

hilariously provocative and almost too real

April 6, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Still Solondz's one and only great film!

March 14, 2005 Comment

Edward Douglas

ComingSoon.net

Matarazzo tem forte presen�a em cena, mas o filme n�o sai do lugar-comum.

January 27, 2004 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

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Okay, now after watching this and Let the Right One In I look upon middle school life completely differently. I can't watch another kid's movie without thinking some terrible bullying involving knives or something is going to come soon. I have become desensitized to juvenile violence, I think.Heather Matarazzo is so

December 30, 2008

Jennifer Xu

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Welcome To The Dollhouse has to be one of the most important films in history solely due to the fact that it shows what an unpopular, rather ugly school age girl goes threw. Complete with torment, dark sarcasm in the class room, and parents that do not really care. Now, what makes this film unique is that it is the

December 12, 2010