Uptown Girls

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Uptown Girls

PG-13

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

01/10/2018

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

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/29/2010

2/5

A lame, predictable comedy.

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

09/26/2003

Though I found Mr. Yakin's direction unexpectedly imaginative, and the script often incongruously subtle, I couldn't get into the spirit of all the whimsy, the reason being the surprising lack of charm in the two leads.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/03/2019

2.5/5

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.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

01/07/2010

1.5/4

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

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

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

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C T

@RT17052850 Apr 1

Am I the only one who cried during this movie? I thought it was going to be one of those funny comedy movies but it really touched on some serious stuff. Definitely a good watch and should make you emotional...that is if you have a heart.

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Jesus B

@RT71254475 Mar 19

Ésta es una película un tanto rara pues no sigue un patrón reconocido. Si bien la trama puede considerarse previsible, los personajes son lo bastante poco comunes como para compensarlo, convirtiendo ésta en una película sin igual. Honestamente, me gustó. Es una película original y cuenta con una interpretación increíble por parte de Dakota Fanning en lo que consider, uno de sus mejores papeles, sinceramente una maravilla. Creo que es una película que todo mundo debe ver al menos una vez.

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Lina M

@RT41577095 Mar 14

This movie changed something in me. It's for the little girls who were called too mature for their age. And I understand if older people didn't like it but it wasn't made for them.

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kayleigh T

@kaybi Feb 17

one of my favorite movies, bad reviews are from jealous old women

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Esra Y

@RT95409318 Feb 11

Script is profoundly shallow and feels old somehow. The chemistry bw Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning is so sweet. If only their performances were backed by writing and directing.

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Ed B.

@EdLee Jan 30

Uptown girls, while not really interesting on the surface. I found myself intrigued with the two primary actresses relationships through the film. Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning both display a serious and playful performances which is compelling. However the story was not anything special.

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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 - 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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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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