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Girls Town

1996 · 1h 30m Comedy, Drama
Directed by Jim McKay

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Overview

Four women, Patti, Emma, Angela, and Nikki are completing their last year of high school. Unfortunately for the group, one of their own, Nikki, unexpectedly commits suicide. The three remaining women, upon finding out that Nikki had been raped before she died, begin to talk to each other about the ways in which they are oppressed by the men in their lives. They begin to fight together, taking revenge on Emma's rapist, Patti's abusive ex-boyfriend, and finally, Nikki's rapist.

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All reviews
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh

As a male writer-director, McKay proves to be extremely sensitive to the feeling and words of working-class women (Lili Taylor among them), determined to establish their self-worth as well as to fight against the social ills of the oppressive system

Emanuel Levy, Variety
Rotten

Taylor, Harris and Grace come up with some watchable, genuine moments. But they're often too involved in themselves; the movie indulges them too much.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh

Constructed without a traditional denouement, Girls Town will nevertheless satisfy viewers who want something that feels more like life than like art.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh

A welcome little gust of teen-age realism.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh

The performances and the film's plausible handling of an unusual movie subject make Girls Town special.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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