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Scrapper

Scrapper

Comedy · Drama · 2023

A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.

Movie details

Scrapper

2023 Comedy · Drama 1h 24m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

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A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charlotte Regan

Written by

Charlotte Regan

Lola Campbell

Lola Campbell

Georgie

Harris Dickinson

Harris Dickinson

Jason

Alin Uzun

Alin Uzun

Ali

Laura Aikman

Laura Aikman

Kaye

Ambreen Razia

Ambreen Razia

Zeph

Asheq Akhtar

Asheq Akhtar

Youseff

Olivia Brady

Olivia Brady

Vicky

Court is in session

Put Scrapper on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

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

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

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