Support the Girls

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Support the Girls

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2018

1h 33m

Comedy

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Lisa is the general manager of Double Whammies, a sports bar that features skimpily dressed waitresses. Always nurturing and protective of her staff, she soon faces one trying day that tests her optimism at every turn.

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Critics Consensus

Support the Girls handles serious themes with wit and humor, and provides a strong showcase for Regina Hall and a talented ensemble cast.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 24, 2020

The story meanders near the end, but the anticlimax can't quite dispel the movie's warm eccentricity.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Jul 8, 2019

4/5

A remarkably compassionate portrait of American womanhood that inspires hope without denying reality.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Jul 2, 2019

A kind of social realism...there's a real feeling of family, but it's also a workplace, where it's possible for people to be mistreated...stripped-down and unexpected.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

May 27, 2024

4/5

...a bitter, caustic but also very funny and wise film about how women have to deal with men’s vanities to eke out a living…has genuine insight to offer about how women might just about overcome a workplace system that’s clearly rigged in favour of men.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 25, 2022

4/5

The opening credits lets you know that the film is operating on a shoestring budget, but within five minutes I was already invested in this slice-of-life working class comedy.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Aug 16, 2022

4/5

Who knew Hollywood could come up with a slice of middle America that isn’t a retread storyline and that comes from a fresh perspective.

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Kevin D

@Kevinizon Oct 5, 2026

I don't know, I just ADORED this movie. Maybe its because I find Regina Hall so charming, but I loved the way the characters played off of each other. Its got a little bit of shaggy dog quality, in that it doesn't progress to an amazing life-change for everyone, but... its a lovely depiction of how this one day goes, for these ladies. I didn't realize Haley Lu Richardson got so much play after being in this (tho her career was already probably zooming). This film is just very sweet and sincere.

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Ronnie M

@spuncake Apr 17, 2026

What did I just watch?......1 star is generous. This movie was so bland and senseless. I guess Hollywood has officially ran out of ideas.

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K M.

@KJMAC Jul 5, 2025

This film gives it a go with its realism, but eventually all that authenticity supplants the entertainment quotient.

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Feb 27, 2025

Great, realistic plot about the lives of hard working young women. Acting is terrific, situations believeable & characters worth caring about.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Feb 13, 2025

The girls were gorgeous but that's it. The story was bland. The writing wasn't good. There was no comedy. This was a big disappointment. Tim Treakle

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Autumn M

@RT26919073 Oct 1, 2024

Support the Girls was pretty boring. There was some good commentary on gender dynamics, but otherwise this was a pretty dismal movie. I think this was suppose to be a female-led workplace comedy, but there were very few laughs to be had. Skip this one, and rewatch Waiting or Office Space.

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Synopsis

Lisa is the general manager of Double Whammies, a sports bar that features skimpily dressed waitresses. Always nurturing and protective of her staff, she soon faces one trying day that tests her optimism at every turn.

Director: Andrew Bujalski
Producer: Houston King, Sam Slater
Screenwriter: Andrew Bujalski
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Magnolia Pictures
Rating: R (Sexual References|Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 29, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $128.6K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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