Uptown Girls

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Uptown Girls

PG-13

Released Aug 15, 2003

1h 33m

Comedy

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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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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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Co D

I cry so much everytime, it’s soooo good! The critics didn’t get it this time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Audience Member

man yall suck for giving this girlhood staple of a movie a 13%! lighten up its a great film

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Tabitha T

The rest of the critics did not understand the movie. Women that did not have mother or father in their lives growing up or women that have felt abandonment would understand the movie. Yes , it’s a funny movie. however , this movie is mainly focused on a message that is supposed to be deep and true to the heart. I loved this movie when I was a little kid and 15 years later I still love it and it still makes me cry. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Audience Member

Not bad but also not the best.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Khadidja G

Dakota Fanning, best child actress of ALL TIME. I don't understand how she got no nominations for this role, she was incredible. Brittany Murphy got no business being dead It's such a good music, I'll never understand why the reviews are so low. Very touching story. The last 30 minutes are so goddamn sad but also not really. I hadn't watched this movie since like 2010 and all I remembered was the tea cup scene, Dakota Fanning and Brittany Murphy being amazing, the comatose dad and the movie somehow making me really sad. I will say, the Neal plotline stops this movie from being a 5 stars. I hated everything about his character. I was so happy to see Molly tell him off cauz yeah him just using her as a muse is gross! I don't care that he bought her dad's guitars, I hope that she doesn't go back to him

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Mel B

This is an insanely beautiful movie about grief and what it means to grow up and deal with your problems and it's all wrapped up in a fun and sweet showcase of girlhood- every time I've watched it over the last 20 years I've cried!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Boaz Yakin

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Brittany Murphy

Molly Gunn

Dakota Fanning

Ray Schleine

Marley Shelton

Ingrid

Donald Faison

Huey

Jesse Spencer

Neal

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 - 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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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
Producer: John Penotti, Fisher Stevens, Allison Jacobs
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
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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