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Jawbreaker

R Released Jan 30, 1999 1h 27m Comedy Drama TRAILER for List
14% Tomatometer 64 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murders their best friend, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna), on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible -- Courtney (Rose McGowan), Julie (Rebecca Gayheart) and Marcie (Julie Benz) -- conspire to hide the truth. As the trio make over nerdy reject Fern Mayo (Judy Greer) and groom her to take Liz's place, crack police Detective Vera Cruz (Pam Grier) launches an investigation that will turn Reagan High School upside down.
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This throwaway comedy falls victim to its hip sensibilities.

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Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 2/4 Mar 10, 2007 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader Lame shock scenes, crucial plot points inserted without setups, and an unsuccessful attempt to exploit the camp value of some actors cast in minor parts are the least of the problems in this black comedy. Feb 28, 2007 Full Review Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle The producers of this film, which depicts teen-age girls as an assemblage of negative stereotypes, are female. Can females practice misogyny? Jul 21, 2005 Full Review Marc S. Malkin Out Magazine If the cast of Clueless took a hit of acid, they'd be tripping into Jawbreaker. May 25, 2022 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Jawbreaker is the most mainstream John Waters movie that John Waters never made. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Cosmo Bjorkenheim Screen Slate Jawbreaker is a study of the nature of power relations, a Foucauldian teen comedy that takes positions on sexuality, the criminal justice system, and body image issues. Jun 19, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ivan N Before Mean Girls, this was THE girlhood movie; not just because the girls are in hot-mess, but due to the reason that this film is also a hot-mess of its own. Changing the narrator half way through the movie, introducing a attention grabbing characters but not doing anything with them, and completely dismissing the law to give a “ the bad guy was defeated at the end” ending- this movie had so much potential but at the end it became a jumbled mess. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Alice M Complex female characters, fun, looks amazing, lush soundtrack Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review Leticia q Omg just like Smurfs 2, this movie needs 14% tomatometer and 56% audience score Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Peter P Overall not quite on the same level as other teen cult classics. Cinematography felt too much like a TV movie, despite the good customes and all the 90s style. But Rose McGowan is at the top of her game here and rules this movie. Humor is very dark sometimes, if you're up for that, the movie is definitely worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Xivono C This movie was alright. The actors did the most they could with such an asinine script. I think this movie was a product of its time. A time where 90s teen movies flourished, but it just didn't quite hit the mark like its more notable and popular counterparts. Overall I really enjoyed the colour schemes and costume design used in this movie. I just feel that the movie tried to be something it wasn't and it ended up being a hot mess of teenage angst. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/23 Full Review Ali C Hot babes. I wish I was skinny in high school. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murders their best friend, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna), on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible -- Courtney (Rose McGowan), Julie (Rebecca Gayheart) and Marcie (Julie Benz) -- conspire to hide the truth. As the trio make over nerdy reject Fern Mayo (Judy Greer) and groom her to take Liz's place, crack police Detective Vera Cruz (Pam Grier) launches an investigation that will turn Reagan High School upside down.
Director
Darren Stein
Producer
Stacy Kramer, Lisa Tornell
Screenwriter
Darren Stein
Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Production Co
TriStar Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 30, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.1M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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