2020 · comedy · drama · romance
Stargirl
Directed by Julia Hart1h 47m2020
An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.
Our read: Stargirl (2020) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded comedy · drama · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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How Stargirl feels to watch.
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“You want gentle Disney teen romance about being yourself, with ukulele charm.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if you hate earnest high-school sweetness or need sharper stakes tonight.
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