The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

Name: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Director: Marielle Heller
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 2015-08-07
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Cast: Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni

Drama Romance Comedy

Director: Marielle Heller

Cast: Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni

6.8

95%

Runtime102 min

Rating18

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Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.

Critical Reception & Ratings

The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) has been critically acclaimed, receiving a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was also well-received by audiences, earning a 6.8/10 rating on IMDb. Director Marielle Heller's thoughtful portrayal of a teenage girl's sexual awakening has been praised for its honest and sensitive approach.

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Fans of thoughtful, character-driven dramas will appreciate the nuanced portrayal of a teenage girl's sexual awakening in Marielle Heller's 2015 film The Diary of a Teenage Girl, which features a standout performance from Bel Powley as the insightful, complicated protagonist navigating the hazy world of 1970s San Francisco.

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The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Marielle Heller, based on the hybrid novel of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner. It stars Bel Powley as a 15-year-old girl in 1970s San Francisco who becomes sexually active by starting a relationship with her mother's boyfriend. It also stars Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Quinn Nagle, and Austin Lyon. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited release on August 7, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics.