Gretchen

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Gretchen

2006

1h 38m

Comedy

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83%

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6 Reviews

44%

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Socially awkward high schooler Gretchen Finkle (Courtney Davis), despite her shy ways, falls head over heels for Ricky Marichino (John Merriman), the motorcycle-riding class troublemaker. Her obsession with the bad boy and jealousy of his girlfriend, Marla (Yasmine Kittles), become so overwhelming that her well-meaning mother (Becky Ann Baker) commits her to a mental health clinic. Abandoning therapy, Gretchen vows to sort out her emotional problems on her own before the junior prom.

David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

A daring, original, and ultimately very touching work.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 11, 2010

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Sky Hirschkron

Stylus Magazine

As Steve Collins' Gretchen proves, not all Amerindies on the festival circuit are made by guys you'd expect to run into in a John Cassavetes festival.

Rated: 33/100

Jun 25, 2007

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Jette Kernion

Cinematical

A beautiful, delicate look at the nasty pains of teenage relationships. And Gretchen could totally kick Napoleon Dynamite's butt.

Rated: 3.75/5

Apr 8, 2007

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

A smooth debut, a very confident and funny piece of filmmaking.

Rated: A-

Mar 26, 2006

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 21, 2006

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Don R. Lewis

Film Threat

A really dry, funny and sad film.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 15, 2006

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Audience Member

What if Napoleon Dynamite starred a girl!? This answers that even less good would come of it. Pure awfulness. Curse you, indie comedies! At least Stephen Root saved the five minutes he was in.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Geek girl can't stop falling for loser boys

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

What if Napoleon Dynamite starred a girl!? This answers that even less good would come of it. Pure awfulness. Curse you, indie comedies! At least Stephen Root saved the five minutes he was in.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Such a great movie from start to finish.I'd recommend anybody to go see it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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A rather beautiful, daring, delicate, original, and touching look at the nasty pains of teenage relationships.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

Socially awkward high schooler Gretchen Finkle (Courtney Davis), despite her shy ways, falls head over heels for Ricky Marichino (John Merriman), the motorcycle-riding class troublemaker. Her obsession with the bad boy and jealousy of his girlfriend, Marla (Yasmine Kittles), become so overwhelming that her well-meaning mother (Becky Ann Baker) commits her to a mental health clinic. Abandoning therapy, Gretchen vows to sort out her emotional problems on her own before the junior prom.

Director: Steve Collins
Producer: Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Anish Savjani
Screenwriter: Steve Collins
Production Co: Film Science, Van Hoy/Knudsen Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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