Tall Girl

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Tall Girl

2019

1h 41m

Comedy

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Jodi (Ava Michelle) has always been the tallest girl in school -- and she's always been uncomfortable with it. After slouching her way through life for 16 years and being made fun of by classmates, Jodi meets Stig (Luke Eisner), a seemingly perfect Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller than she is. Jodi's new crush turns her world upside down and throws her into a surprising love triangle, but with the help of her two best friends (Griffin Gluck, Anjelika Washington) as well as her beauty queen sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), Jodi comes to realize that she's far more than her insecurities about her appearance have led her to believe. TALL GIRL, director Nzingha Stewart's first feature film, is a heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story about finding the confidence to stop slouching and stand tall.

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Critics Consensus

While charming at times, Tall Girl is mostly an uninspired teen comedy that fails to bring anything new to the genre.

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

On the whole, it's a charming movie about the mental toll of insecurity that also has major blind spots.

Sep 13, 2019

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Elisabeth Vincentelli

New York Times

America's mood has changed, and many viewers might not feel much empathy for the small-minded grievances of wealthy teens who drive to school in S.U.V.s.

Sep 13, 2019

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

From a one-note mean girl stereotype to a complete disinterest in how social media shapes the lives of teens, Sam Wolfson's lackluster script fails to bring anything new or timely to the teen rom-com table.

Rated: C+

Sep 13, 2019

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

A really strong teen movie.

Sep 20, 2021

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Deirdre Molumby

entertainment.ie

Tall Girl is not a movie with depth, though it is more charming than you'd expect. It's just such a shame about that ending.

Oct 15, 2019

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Coming-of-age comedy about feeling different; mild cursing.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 26, 2019

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Lachon J

I love a underdog movie. I enjoyed both movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Blythe M

Genuinely one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Veronica S

Really disappointed in the less than two dimensional best fiend character of Fareed. Loved the actress and her vibe. She made me want to learn more about the character's backstory and present daylife. To bad the writer & director obviously failed out of film school. Was this some nepobaby's project?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Alan G

It´s just so funny how everyone in the movie is a literal Midget, Because Jodi ain´t tall at all. I never in my life heard someone saying "How´s the weather up there?" And the fact that Dunkleman is AWFUL doesn´t really help.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Audience Member

Just yawn. 6ft1 isnt even that tall

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Carrie L

This was an awful movie. Honestly made me insecure about my height. it was a good idea in theory i guess, but it was awfully executed. I wish i had never seen this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Jodi (Ava Michelle) has always been the tallest girl in school -- and she's always been uncomfortable with it. After slouching her way through life for 16 years and being made fun of by classmates, Jodi meets Stig (Luke Eisner), a seemingly perfect Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller than she is. Jodi's new crush turns her world upside down and throws her into a surprising love triangle, but with the help of her two best friends (Griffin Gluck, Anjelika Washington) as well as her beauty queen sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), Jodi comes to realize that she's far more than her insecurities about her appearance have led her to believe. TALL GIRL, director Nzingha Stewart's first feature film, is a heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story about finding the confidence to stop slouching and stand tall.

Director: Nzingha Stewart
Producer: Corey L. Marsh, McG, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Sam Wolfson
Production Co: Wonderland Sound and Vision
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2019
Runtime: 1h 41m

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