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Dirty Girl

Dirty Girl

Drama · Comedy · 2010

Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.

Movie details

Dirty Girl

“Let them talk”

2010 Drama · Comedy 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Dirty Girl?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Abe Sylvia

Written by

Abe Sylvia

Juno Temple

Juno Temple

Danielle

Jeremy Dozier

Jeremy Dozier

Clarke

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich

Sue-Ann

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Peggy

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Joseph

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Ray

Nicholas D'Agosto

Nicholas D'Agosto

Joel

Court is in session

Put Dirty 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.