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Movie Info

Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr's Sophie Jones provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen year old. Stunned by the untimely death of her mother and struggling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (played with striking immediacy by the director's cousin Jessica Barr) tries everything she can to feel something again, while holding herself together, in this sensitive, acutely realized, and utterly relatable coming-of-age story.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jessie Barr
Producer:

Jessica Barr, Jessie Barr, Joe Dinnen, Lindsay Guerrero
Writer:

Jessica Barr, Jessie Barr
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 2, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 2, 2021
Runtime:

1h 25m
Production Co:

The Sounding Board

Cast & Crew

Claire Manning
Claire

Charlie Jackson
Lucy Jones

Aaron Jones

Lily

Jessie Barr
Director

Jessica Barr
Screenwriter

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Critic Reviews for Sophie Jones

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (17)

It would be nice if there were more movies like this, but few have the talent to make them this well - to take a human scale story and make it feel, not bigger than life, but as grand-scale as life actually is.

March 8, 2021 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
It's moments like that one which speak to the film's real power: honesty, even when it hurts. Grief, maybe even the good kind.

March 6, 2021 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Kate Erbland
indieWire
As beautiful as the final scene on the beach is, because Jones' grief is not developed enough, it lands a bit chilly.

March 6, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Jenny Nulf
Austin Chronicle
It's a poignant exploration of an arduous age, rooted completely in staggering authenticity.

March 3, 2021 | Full Review…

Courtney Howard
Variety
Sophie Jones feels deeply authentic in its understanding of grief.

March 2, 2021 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roxana Hadadi
RogerEbert.com
Jessica Barr nails Sophie's mix of unformed awkwardness and unearned confidence; the dialogue and interactions feel right and natural and true, and she never oversells a moment or works to make us like the character.

June 17, 2021 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
This touching, well-acted drama centers around a young woman's sexual coming-of-age after her mother's death.

March 29, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media
The film has been performed with a disarming naturalism that defies the usual conventions of teen melodrama. The results are both sad and inspiring. And Jessie Barr establishes herself as a filmmaker to watch.

March 19, 2021 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Robert W. Butler
Butler's Cinema Scene
Sophie Jones is rarely romantic, chipping away at the constant lovey-dovey nature of high school relationships in the majority of media.

March 17, 2021 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Michael Frank
The Film Stage
It's a solid first feature, if not quite a memorable one.

March 12, 2021 | Full Review…

Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
A sad coming-of-age story told in muted, almost-jokey tones by a heroine not mature enough to respond any other way.

March 6, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Both specific and universal, this examination of the highs and lows of girlhood is choppy but quietly powerful. Barr's understated portrayal resonates with authenticity.

March 3, 2021 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue