Soldier's Girl

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Soldier's Girl

TV-MA

2003

1h 52m

Drama

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In 1997, new Army recruit Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) is assigned to a base in Tennessee. He quickly befriends the quick-tempered Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who struggles with drug problems. One night, they venture out to a local bar hosting a drag show. Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual drag queen, fascinates Barry, and they strike up a relationship. As Barry and Calpernia grow closer, Justin becomes bitter and recruits another soldier (Philip Eddolls) to help get revenge.

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

01/30/2018

All three principal performances are superb.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

12/15/2005

3.5/4

Well, they need to just shut up and open their eyes. Soldier's Girl is not only the best film ever made by and for Showtime, it's also one of the best pictures of the year.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

06/02/2003

... a reluctant thumbs-down.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3/5

Film Threat

01/15/2005

3/5

MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

06/10/2003

Garity... is a rarity among young actors today: He's passionate.

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Evelyn S.

@evelynsarmi Nov 29

it was so beautiful and sad 💔

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Aaron L.

@RT22785826 Nov 12

Absolutely incredible.

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Peter K

@Vacadoug Aug 16

This is a primer for history in the fallacy of "Don't Ask --Don't Tell".

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Virginia L

@Vwlpaige 04/12/2025

Difficult to watch, but very good.

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Stefanie l

@RT74874257 11/19/2023

This movie was incredible, but also heartbreaking. It shows how close minded as well as being mentally I'll is an incredibly dangerous thing. Definitely worth watching.

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10/22/2021

I almost didn't watch this movie because of the cheesy movie poster, but I'm so glad I pressed play. I found the Army training scenes super cringe because of its incorporation of grainy documentary style b-roll, but luckily, the scenes did not distract from the movie's plot. On the flip side, the barrack scenes very successfully depicted how destructive of an atmosphere the "don't ask don't tell" era of the military created in combination with its usual toxic masculinity culture. This tragic love story only became more poignant when I found out it was based on true events. The actors did such an amazing job of depicting all the happiness, sadness, anger, love, and fear that the real people must have felt. I loved this movie, and I wish I had found it sooner.

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Frank Pierson

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Troy Garity

Barry Winchell

Lee Pace

Calpernia Addams

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Synopsis

In 1997, new Army recruit Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) is assigned to a base in Tennessee. He quickly befriends the quick-tempered Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who struggles with drug problems. One night, they venture out to a local bar hosting a drag show. Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual drag queen, fascinates Barry, and they strike up a relationship. As Barry and Calpernia grow closer, Justin becomes bitter and recruits another soldier (Philip Eddolls) to help get revenge.

Director: Frank Pierson
Producer: Linda Gottlieb, Doro Bachrach
Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: TV-MA (S|L|D|V), R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2019
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround