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20th Century Girl

20th Century Girl

Romance · Drama · 2022

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

Movie details

20th Century Girl

“A first love pov story.”

2022 Romance · Drama 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

8.2 / 10

Community rating

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

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 20th Century Girl?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bang Woo-ri

Written by

Bang Woo-ri

Kim You-jung

Kim You-jung

Na Bo-ra

Byeon Woo-seok

Byeon Woo-seok

Poong Woon-ho

Park Jung-woo

Park Jung-woo

Baek Hyun-jin

Roh Yoon-seo

Roh Yoon-seo

Kim Yeon-du

Kim Sung-kyung

Kim Sung-kyung

Bo-ra's Mother

Jeong Seok-yong

Jeong Seok-yong

Bo-ra's Father

Yoon Yi-reh

Yoon Yi-reh

Madam

Court is in session

Put 20th Century Girl on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.