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All the Real Girls

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Paul (Paul Schneider) is living it up as a small-town Casanova, happily hopping from one one-night-stand to the next. When Noel (Zooey Deschanel) -- the virginal younger sister of his best friend, Tip (Shea Whigham) -- returns home, grown up and gorgeous, Paul falls for her. But because of his sordid past, Tip is suspicious of his pal's intentions. To make his relationship with Noel work, Paul will have to prove to his family and friends that he can be a man worthy of her love.

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Has enough honest moments to warrant a look.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution Much of the film, which so much wants to seem natural and unforced, comes off as contrived and slightly precious. Rated: C Apr 10, 2003 Full Review John Hartl Seattle Times The characters in All the Real Girls can seem a little thin ... but the emotions always feel genuine. Rated: 3/4 Apr 4, 2003 Full Review Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News A love story for those who cannot tolerate the phoniness of Hollywood romance movies, one that deftly avoids melodrama and manipulation in favor of raw emotion. Rated: B Apr 3, 2003 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Green's film reveals a certain sensitivity to human beings. If the dialogue, particularly at its most oblique and would-be poetical, occasionally strains and even makes one wince, a genuine sympathy for people is always operating here. Feb 16, 2021 Full Review John Powers L.A. Weekly Green wants to imbue his story with more significance than it can bear... Then again, you have to be pretty harsh to dwell on the whiff of pretension in an ambitious young filmmaker with as much natural talent as Green. May 17, 2018 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com A poetic, powerful work. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 5, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicholas I Perfectly cast and acted beautifully. A simple story told expertly. Cinematography that fully immerses you into this small mountain town. A score and soundtrack that fit seamlessly and heighten everything to be taken in visually. If 10/10 movies exist, this is one of them. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review geoff r Paul Schneider probably the most under appreciated actor of his era. A young Philip S Hoffman. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d Zooey Deschanel is great but the film isn't. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The film just sort of meanders for its nearly two hour runtime. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It was natural and authentic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Crossing another David Gordon Green film off the list, this one is solid, with a small town love story about a guy dating his friend's sister while trying to shake a reputation that he may break her heart. The film was slightly puzzling to me, in that the actors seemed to be playing these character's much younger than I would have expected, with reactions you'd see in people of a much younger age, but after I got used to that it wasn't so distracting. Well worth a look and I'm happy to say that this director has yet to let me down with any of the films he's made. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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David Gordon Green

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Paul Schneider

Paul

Zooey Deschanel

Noel

Patricia Clarkson

Elvira Fine

Maurice Compte

Bo

Danny McBride

Bust-Ass

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All the Real Girls

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Synopsis Paul (Paul Schneider) is living it up as a small-town Casanova, happily hopping from one one-night-stand to the next. When Noel (Zooey Deschanel) -- the virginal younger sister of his best friend, Tip (Shea Whigham) -- returns home, grown up and gorgeous, Paul falls for her. But because of his sordid past, Tip is suspicious of his pal's intentions. To make his relationship with Noel work, Paul will have to prove to his family and friends that he can be a man worthy of her love.
Director
David Gordon Green
Producer
Jean Doumanian, Lisa Muskat
Screenwriter
David Gordon Green
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Sony Pictures Classics
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$548.7K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround
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