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The Good Girl

R Released Aug 7, 2002 1h 33m Comedy Drama List
82% Tomatometer 159 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Justine (Jennifer Aniston) is the good girl. Thirty years old and working in a Texas discount store, she is dissatisfied by her routine and disgusted by her lazy, pot-smoking husband. Her life is nearly at a standstill, until she suddenly notices Holden (Jake Gyllenhaal) a few cash registers away. He is young and seemingly as disaffected as she, and together the two forge a passionate connection destined to shatter everything Justine stands for, or at least thinks she does.
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A dark dramedy with exceptional performances from Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal, The Good Girl is a moving and astute look at the passions of two troubled souls in a small town.

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Bill Stamets Chicago Reader ...this is hardly Flaubert, but it is a fairly beguiling look at moral calculation... May 7, 2021 Full Review Christy Lemire Associated Press "The Good Girl'' will finally make Jennifer Aniston a movie star. Rated: 3/4 Jun 12, 2018 Full Review David Rooney Variety A warmly satisfying comedy about dissatisfied people seeking to escape from the personal prison of their mundane lives in soulless suburbia. Mar 31, 2009 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) The film is unexpectedly chewy, following a rather tender and unpredictable route up to the very end. Dec 9, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Arteta's third feature is good step in the right direction, for him as a disrector and for Jennifer Anniston as an actress Rated: B Jun 7, 2011 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Jennifer Aniston is excellent in what is the best performance of her career, yet. Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Diane S A really different kind of role for Jennifer Aniston. John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal were great too. Mike White’s script was involving as well. Worth a watch! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Uynga U very good movie like it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Bahad j It was a really good movie. Very instructive. I really liked it. I will watch it again later.Also, I really like the small details of the movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Thegoodeg The film is a tour de force for Aniston. She was terrific in a dramatic part. I'll admit, I didn't know she had it in her. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review dave e This film was good and Jennifer is a great actress. All of the acting was great as well as the story. Southern people live differently and this is a tale of just being dumb at times. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review KB B Based on the favorable review I expected much better. It's pretty disappointing and I'd never want to watch it again. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Justine (Jennifer Aniston) is the good girl. Thirty years old and working in a Texas discount store, she is dissatisfied by her routine and disgusted by her lazy, pot-smoking husband. Her life is nearly at a standstill, until she suddenly notices Holden (Jake Gyllenhaal) a few cash registers away. He is young and seemingly as disaffected as she, and together the two forge a passionate connection destined to shatter everything Justine stands for, or at least thinks she does.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Producer
Matthew Greenfield
Screenwriter
Mike White
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
Flan de Coco Films, Myriad Pictures
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Pervasive Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 7, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 7, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.0M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround