Uptown Girls

PG-13

Released Aug 15, 2003

1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

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13%

113 Reviews

Tomatometer

61%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) has never worked a day in her life and has lived like a queen since her father, a famous rock 'n' roll star, died and left her his fortune. But everything changes when Molly realizes that her manager has stolen her money. She lands a job as a nanny for Ray (Dakota Fanning), a young girl whose serious attitude is the opposite of Molly's carefree one. With help from her boyfriend, Neal (Jesse Spencer), Molly tries to bond with Ray and learn how to be an adult.

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Critics Consensus

With two obnoxious lead characters and an uneven screenplay, Uptown Girls fails to charm.

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Millicent R

All of you are HATERS this is the actual best movie on the planet if you didn't like it you can leave. The earth. There's a spectacular way to hell for you. HAVE YOU SEEN THE CLOTHES! AND THE MUSIC!! I legit spent $12 on the soundtrack and it was the best purchase of my life. There has never been a better movie and Brittney Murphy is my idol and it's PERFECT and the rest of you are obviously not teenage girls so why are you watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Esteban C

the very wholesome story between ray, a kid very mature for her age whose problems come from the lack of attention of her mother and absence of her father, molly, a grown up nepo baby who recently don't have any money but a lot of trauma from her parents death, and her thai pig! spinning tea cups at coney island, sunglasses, a rockstar's guitars, very emotional/abstract ballet recitals and a lot of aspirins made this an astonishing heart warming story <3

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Keira J

Take this lighthearted movie for what it is. This movie is a reminder of what the world needs today- despite all of the awful things that go on, life is about stepping off the ride and living again. We get so caught up in what makes us unhappy, that we take for granted all the beauty there is in this life. Fanning and Murphy touched my heart in a way many of the movies made today cannot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Aimee M

Loved this movie and I don't understand all the bad reviews. This movie deserves more respect and much more love.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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Enrique P

Pretty good, I love Britney Murphy. I miss her. Her chemistry with Dakota Fanning was so good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Hanna B

Very realistic and such a beautiful movie. Amazing acting and true feelings

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/23

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Boaz Yakin

Director

Brittany Murphy

Molly Gunn

Dakota Fanning

Ray Schleine

Marley Shelton

Ingrid

Donald Faison

Huey

Jesse Spencer

Neal

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - You Don't Know Your Own Daughter

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Oh My God

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Molly Opens Up

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Yard Sale Freak-Out

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - It's a Harsh World

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Slaps and Hugs

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - You're Workin' For Me!

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Neal Feels Suffocated

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Bad First Impression

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Uptown Girls: Official Clip - Molly Wants Neal

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Sheila Johnston

London Evening Standard

Saucereyed and hedgehog-haired, Brittany Murphy thinks, wrongly, that she is adorably kooky as the party girl.

Jan 10, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

A lame, predictable comedy.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Although [Brittany] Murphy and [Dakota] Fanning click, the rest of the movie doesn't click with them and actually gets in the way of this delightful pairing.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 3, 2019

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Fanning practically dares the audience to throw sharp objects at the screen with her thoroughly obnoxious performance.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 7, 2010

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Brought down with emotional manipulation, melodrama, and just a bi-polar mood.

Apr 29, 2009

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Synopsis

Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) has never worked a day in her life and has lived like a queen since her father, a famous rock 'n' roll star, died and left her his fortune. But everything changes when Molly realizes that her manager has stolen her money. She lands a job as a nanny for Ray (Dakota Fanning), a young girl whose serious attitude is the opposite of Molly's carefree one. With help from her boyfriend, Neal (Jesse Spencer), Molly tries to bond with Ray and learn how to be an adult.

Director: Boaz Yakin
Executive Producer: Tim Williams, Joseph Caracciolo Jr., Boaz Yakin
Screenwriter: Allison Jacobs, Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik, Lisa Davidowitz
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, GreeneStreet Films Inc.
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.9M
Sound Mix: Surround

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