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Moxie

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Vivian (Hadley Robinson), a seemingly shy 16-year-old, has always preferred to keep her head down and fly under the radar. But when the arrival of a new student (Alycia Pascual-Peña) forces her to examine the unchecked behavior of her fellow students running rampant at her high school, Vivian realizes she's fed up. Inspired by her mother's (Amy Poehler) rebellious past, Vivian anonymously publishes an underground zine called Moxie to expose bias and wrongdoing in her high school, and unexpectedly sparks a movement. Now at the center of a revolution, Vivian begins to forge new friendships with other young women and allies, reaching across the divide of cliques and clubs as they learn to navigate the highs and lows of high school together.
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Moxie comes up a little short on its titular ingredient when it comes to fully addressing its story's timely themes, but this sweet coming-of-age story is still easy to like.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Well-attuned to the blind spots and sanctimony of the well-meaning, it's a worthwhile thought and conversation-starter for anyone with teenagers. Mar 18, 2021 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) But too often the film is, ironically, oddly conservative and it aims for, but never quite reaches, the heights of sharper, better teenage movies such as Booksmart, Election and Mean Girls. Rated: 3/5 Mar 13, 2021 Full Review Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Ideologically, I am down with this completely, but it is very on-the-nose. Mar 10, 2021 Full Review Annlee Ellingson CineWomen Fun and inspiring and all too relevant. Jul 29, 2024 Full Review Marya E. Gates Moviefone A poignant coming-of-age dramedy. Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Jillian Chilingerian Offscreen With Jillian There is an attempt to make it a comedy but it never gets there due to the cringe that comes out of most of the characters' mouths Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Josphelli h Boring, poorly executed, insanely hyperbolic, and worst of all, extremely damaging. This type of content makes zealots, blind to reality, forever fantasizing whatever cause they've been programmed to "fight." Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/24 Full Review Steve D Strong idea bad execution. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/17/23 Full Review Sunny S Loved this film and the message behind it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review Maisey T I loved this movie and the message, it was very empowering. All of the actors did a great job too! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/26/23 Full Review Izaya S Very good. Wished it was longer. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/23 Full Review Jocelyne M Full disclosure- apparently there is a book. I haven't read it yet. This movie did well at depicting the process of someone trying to care about a topic, who is not completely affected by it. Hence Lucy being the muse and Vivian acting as a catalyst. The character flaws make them human, like the girl at the end being proud of causing the mascot guy to break his arm- and everyone cheering for her. Even though he was in attendance supporting the group, and was just as much a victim of the ‘men' as they were. (The high-fiving incident). The fact that these sorts of incidents were included in the film makes me think it was intentional, and you need to read between the lines to see the actual characters development is not as linear as it seems. Should they have gone to the women's soccer event instead? yes. Should they have shown the main guy actually suffering from the consequences of his actions? maybe. The reason for why they didn't is because this conversation still needs to be had, even if it's with yourself as you watch the film. Outside of that, some of the dialect between the students seemed out of touch for a film depicting Gen-Z. It had the potential to say more- but didn't, or chose not to. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Vivian (Hadley Robinson), a seemingly shy 16-year-old, has always preferred to keep her head down and fly under the radar. But when the arrival of a new student (Alycia Pascual-Peña) forces her to examine the unchecked behavior of her fellow students running rampant at her high school, Vivian realizes she's fed up. Inspired by her mother's (Amy Poehler) rebellious past, Vivian anonymously publishes an underground zine called Moxie to expose bias and wrongdoing in her high school, and unexpectedly sparks a movement. Now at the center of a revolution, Vivian begins to forge new friendships with other young women and allies, reaching across the divide of cliques and clubs as they learn to navigate the highs and lows of high school together.
Director
Amy Poehler
Producer
Kim Lessing, Amy Poehler, Morgan Sackett
Screenwriter
Tamara Chestna, Dylan Meyer
Production Co
Paper Kite Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Strong Language|Some Teen Drinking|Sexual Material|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 3, 2021
Runtime
1h 51m
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