Lost Girls 2020

Lost Girls

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Raw yet rewarding, Lost Girls overcomes uneven storytelling with powerful performances and a willingness to resist easy catharsis.

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Movie Info

Determined to find her missing daughter, a desperate woman launches a personal investigation that leads police to the unsolved cases of murdered sex workers.
  • Rating:
    R (Language Throughout)
  • Genre:
    drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Liz Garbus
  • Producer:
    Anne Carey, Kevin McCormick
  • Writer:
    Robert Kolker
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Production Co:
    Archer Gray, Langley Park Pictures

Cast & Crew

Amy Ryan
Mari Gilbert
Thomasin McKenzie
Lola Kirke
Gabriel Byrne
Liz Garbus
Director
Robert Kolker
Screenwriter
Anne Carey
Producer
Kevin McCormick
Producer
Amy Nauiokas
Executive Producer
Vinay Singh
Executive Producer
Carrie Fix
Executive Producer
Rory Koslow
Executive Producer
Igor Martinovic
Cinematographer
Anne Nikitin
Original Music
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News & Interviews for Lost Girls

TV Premiere Dates 2020
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New on Netflix in March 2020
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Critic Reviews for Lost Girls

All Critics (51) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (14)

  • Low-key and frank about Mari's failings, the movie has no interest in sensationalizing the daughter's life and fate. It is a mystery, but also a rich portrait of life in gloomy, working-class Long Island.

    July 30, 2020 | Full Review…

    John Doyle

    Globe and Mail

  • Luckily, [Liz] Garbus' direction helps keep the visible parts of the film compelling.

    March 16, 2020 | Full Review…

    Karen Han

    Polygon

  • By veering into the humanity of this story, Garbus is able to express the horror without getting too ghoulish.

    March 14, 2020 | Full Review…

    Kristy Puchko

    Pajiba

  • Garbus brings off something extraordinary in a film that sets out to leave us sad, enraged, and profoundly unsatisfied. Lost Girls makes us want to rethink our need for a certain kind of closure in a world that has so little of it.

    March 13, 2020 | Full Review…

    David Edelstein

    New York Magazine/Vulture

  • It is a story without a happy ending, or even an ending at all. But Garbus isn't so naive or precious a storyteller to expect reality to afford one - and she should be applauded for not waiting around in vain.

    March 12, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Barry Hertz

    Globe and Mail

  • A story that works much better if you do a Google search before watching it, not after, since it offers a lot of convenient human truths, but not enough hard facts.

    March 12, 2020 | Full Review…

    Todd Gilchrist

    TheWrap
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Audience Reviews for Lost Girls

  • Mar 17, 2020
    Netflix should be focusing more on the true crime and indie market as there's quite a gap in the market. Lost Girls brings the true story of a serial killer targeting call girls in a local community. The filmmaker embraces the book that inspired the storyline and manages to grow into a character study without losing sight of the novel. I hope Netflix dial down and create more of these films. There's a lot here to recommend and it allows young actresses to flourish. Better than expected, and the cast manage to engage with the characters. 13/03/2020
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
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