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Girl in Progress

Play trailer Poster for Girl in Progress PG-13 Released May 11, 2012 1h 32m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom who is often too busy juggling her job, bills and two love interests (Matthew Modine, Eugenio Derbez) to pay much attention to her daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez). Inspired by the coming-of-age stories her English teacher (Patricia Arquette) introduces in class, Ansiedad decides to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without her mother. But, when the misguided plan unravels, Ansiedad and Grace must both learn that growing up means acting your age.
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Despite a well-intentioned and novel premise, Girl in Progress is plagued by jarring tonal shifts and does little to break its characters out of cliché.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online At its core, Girl in Progress is an endearing mother-daughter portrait reminiscent of Cristina and Flor in Spanglish that is a little bit Gilmore Girls, mixed with a dash of Mermaids. Rated: B+ Sep 8, 2017 Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club It wants audiences to know it's in on the joke though it's not always apparent that there even is a joke in the first place. Rated: D May 11, 2012 Full Review William Goss Film.com Progress acknowledges clichs but has little interest in actually subverting them, instead growing more predictable and sentimental as it goes along. May 11, 2012 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens You hope for this mother and daughter to find their way. After all, at the end of the day, isn't each of us really just a Girl In Progress. Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Painful. Awkward. Potentially damaging to your later development -- these common traits associated with adolescence are also succinct descriptions for the latest film from Patricia Riggen, Girl In Progress. Jul 24, 2019 Full Review Jason Best Movie Talk Teen comedy-drama Girl in Progress is too self-consciously quirky for its own good, but Cierra Ramirez brims with sparky charm. Mar 29, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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James B This was a pretty good movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Carlos T Minha opinião: A atriz Eva Mendes sumiu das telonas, uma pena pois sempre gostei de sua atuações. Este é um dos últimos trabalhos dela. Uma comédia teen, que retrata a falta de relacionamento de mãe e filha. Pois ela é mãe solteira. E Cierra que é filha quer se tornar adulta e independente e fugir para LA. Para isso ela cria toda uma estratégia de boa mocinha, para se tornar má e perder a vingidade e assim ir. No quisito se tornar má consta também perder sua melhor amizade que é Raini. Enquanto isso Eva é uma garçonete e trabalha na casa de um médico, que ela também é amante dele. Mas ele não tem grande compromisso com ela e sim apenas s3x0. Na verdade a protagonista aqui é Cierra. E até chegar o momento que tudo isso entra em colapso. E a verdade vem atona daquilo que estava cheio o coração. E será que o amor, amizade e familia vencerá? Roteiro e enredo é um pouco atrapalhado. Vale apena assistir? Sim Nota: 5 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/23 Full Review darren h I liked it. It doesn't quite follow cinematic norms but it was still good. The performances were endearing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member While this was a good attempt at a sentimental movie, which focuses on the struggles of being a teenager and a single mother , There is nothing redeeming in any of the characters. The ending fell apart with no real pay off . It was a good attempt but fell short when it came to the writing . Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Average coming of age drama about a young girl desperately trying to fit in with people at her school Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member The premise belongs in a cheesy family sitcom, that is until it takes some odd dramatic turns that don't fit the rest of the movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Patricia Riggen

Director

Eva Mendes

Grace

Cierra Ramirez

Ansiedad

Matthew Modine

Dr. Hartford

Patricia Arquette

Ms. Armstrong

Eugenio Derbez

Mission Impossible

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Girl in Progress

Eva Mendes (center) as Grace and Eugenio Derbez (right) as Mission Impossible in "Girl in Progress." Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad and Eugenio Derbez as Mission Impossible in "Girl in Progress." (L-R) Patricia Arquette as Ms. Armstrong and Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad in "Girl in Progress." Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad in "Girl in Progress." (L-R) Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad and Eva Mendes as Grace in "Girl in Progress." Matthew Modine as Dr. Harford and Eva Mendes as Grace in "Girl in Progress." Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad and Landon Liboiron as Trevor in "Girl in Progress." (L-R) Eva Mendes as Grace and Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad in "Girl in Progress." (L-R) Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad and Raini Rodriguez as Tavita in "Girl in Progress." Eva Mendes as Grace in "Girl in Progress." View more photos

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Synopsis Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom who is often too busy juggling her job, bills and two love interests (Matthew Modine, Eugenio Derbez) to pay much attention to her daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez). Inspired by the coming-of-age stories her English teacher (Patricia Arquette) introduces in class, Ansiedad decides to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without her mother. But, when the misguided plan unravels, Ansiedad and Grace must both learn that growing up means acting your age.
Director
Patricia Riggen
Producer
Ben Odell, John Fiedler
Screenwriter
Hiram Martinez
Distributor
Pantelion Films, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Dilettante, Latitude Entertainment, Oriole Leaf Films, Panamax Films
Rating
PG-13 (Drinking|Crude References|All Involving Teens|Mature Thematic Elements|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 11, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.6M
Runtime
1h 32m
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