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Gregory's Girl

Gregory's Girl

Comedy · Romance · 1980

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

Movie details

Gregory's Girl

“This has to be the match of the day...”

1980 Comedy · Romance 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.1 / 10

10.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

95 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Gregory's Girl?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bill Forsyth

Written by

Bill Forsyth

John Gordon Sinclair

John Gordon Sinclair

Gregory

Dee Hepburn

Dee Hepburn

Dorothy

Clare Grogan

Clare Grogan

Susan

Jake D'Arcy

Jake D'Arcy

Phil Menzies

Chic Murray

Chic Murray

Headmaster

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Alec

John Bett

John Bett

Alistair

Court is in session

Put Gregory's Girl on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.