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Tall Girl

2019

1h 41m

Comedy

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13 Reviews

22%

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250+ Ratings

Jodi (Ava Michelle) has always been the tallest girl in school -- and she's always been uncomfortable with it. After slouching her way through life for 16 years and being made fun of by classmates, Jodi meets Stig (Luke Eisner), a seemingly perfect Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller than she is. Jodi's new crush turns her world upside down and throws her into a surprising love triangle, but with the help of her two best friends (Griffin Gluck, Anjelika Washington) as well as her beauty queen sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), Jodi comes to realize that she's far more than her insecurities about her appearance have led her to believe. TALL GIRL, director Nzingha Stewart's first feature film, is a heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story about finding the confidence to stop slouching and stand tall.

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Critics Consensus

While charming at times, Tall Girl is mostly an uninspired teen comedy that fails to bring anything new to the genre.

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

On the whole, it's a charming movie about the mental toll of insecurity that also has major blind spots.

Sep 13, 2019

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Elisabeth Vincentelli

New York Times

America's mood has changed, and many viewers might not feel much empathy for the small-minded grievances of wealthy teens who drive to school in S.U.V.s.

Sep 13, 2019

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

From a one-note mean girl stereotype to a complete disinterest in how social media shapes the lives of teens, Sam Wolfson's lackluster script fails to bring anything new or timely to the teen rom-com table.

Rated: C+

Sep 13, 2019

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

A really strong teen movie.

Sep 20, 2021

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Deirdre Molumby

entertainment.ie

Tall Girl is not a movie with depth, though it is more charming than you'd expect. It's just such a shame about that ending.

Oct 15, 2019

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Coming-of-age comedy about feeling different; mild cursing.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 26, 2019

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Tatum M

Not worth your time… this movie is cringy and also don’t get me started on the weird kiss in the escape room that scene made me want to hide in the covers. You should just watch High School Musical or Descendants instead if your looking for a movie to watch with your tween.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Prosperity M

It was not that captivating and it told a narrative that has been heard before so was very typical

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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B M

6'1 is not that tall

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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Rory M

This movie has a lazy plot bad acting awful characters that have no personality, no one in this movie is even remotely close to what young people look/speak/act like but I love how deliciously terrible it is Sabrina Carpenter jump scares every few minutes it is so incredibly bad and I adore with all my heart I anxiously await the 3 movie Tall Girl: Tokyo Drift

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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ana luisa u

Jodi es muy plana y Jack Dunkleman es turbio y perturbador y su pareja me agrada y stig es mal ejecutado y Harper es molesta y insoportable y padre de Jodi son molesto y Kimmy es insoportable es un 2.1 de 10

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/23

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Blue H

filme ruim, drama adolescente, podia ser pior?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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Synopsis

Jodi (Ava Michelle) has always been the tallest girl in school -- and she's always been uncomfortable with it. After slouching her way through life for 16 years and being made fun of by classmates, Jodi meets Stig (Luke Eisner), a seemingly perfect Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller than she is. Jodi's new crush turns her world upside down and throws her into a surprising love triangle, but with the help of her two best friends (Griffin Gluck, Anjelika Washington) as well as her beauty queen sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), Jodi comes to realize that she's far more than her insecurities about her appearance have led her to believe. TALL GIRL, director Nzingha Stewart's first feature film, is a heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story about finding the confidence to stop slouching and stand tall.

Director: Nzingha Stewart
Producer: Corey L. Marsh, McG, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Sam Wolfson
Production Co: Wonderland Sound and Vision
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2019
Runtime: 1h 41m

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