Fresh
Karen Moncrieff's previous film, the shallow and pretentious Blue Car, in no way prepares you for this superbly acted, emotionally acute picture.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Dead Girl
One life ends. Seven others begin.
2006 · 1h 25m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Karen Moncrieff
Overview
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
Director and cast
- Karen Moncrieff Director
- Toni Collette as Arden
- Brittany Murphy as Krista
- Piper Laurie as Arden's Mother
- Giovanni Ribisi as Rudy
- James Franco as Derek
- Rose Byrne as Leah
- Mary Steenburgen as Beverley, Leah's Mother
- Bruce Davison as Leah's Father
- Marcia Gay Harden as Melora
- Kerry Washington as Rosetta
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Those who pass on The Dead Girl are missing something. Moncrieff has assembled a remarkable (and mostly female) cast, and there are moments in this film that are as powerful as anything currently in theaters.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Moncrieff never gets melodramatic with subject matter that easily could have been; she won't make you feel good, but she will make you feel.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Rotten
All Screams aside, movies about serial killing are rarely chipper affairs. But few are as glum as The Dead Girl.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Murphy, devouring a bad girl role to go with her image, makes her the most alive person in what is most certainly not your typical Hollywood serial killer movie.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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