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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Roxanne Hanna R

Excellent performances, costume and set design. A precious piece of art centering a woman and a young girl and the experience of losing a parent too young. So many of these poor reviews are more a reflection of a woman-hating culture than it is of the film itself. The writing also portrays a critical look at toxic young men while even giving him a decent arc. RIP britney Murphy the world didn't deserve you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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B.D. T

Looking at these reviews is making me wonder if we've all seen the same movie to everyone who didn't like i don't want to be cheesy but you just don't get it I recommend a rewatch after you've deal with grief this movie just shows you the ways that being by death can eat away people and what its like to be and feel alone in the world at a young age and an adult but this movie made me cry as someone who's hates crying it suppose it made me feel seen but I'm sure I'd love it with a different perspective as well I HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Hamza s

this movie having a 13% should make them all rot in jail this movie changed my life

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Courtney B

The greatest movie to ever exist. My comfort movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Mia L

Uptown girls was a great movie! If you love 2000s girly movies, then I definitely suggest you see this one!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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Miranda S

Raw, emotional, funny, well executed. Touches on some deep scars of life and does it in a tasteful and entertaining way. Please give it a watch, and bring some tissues.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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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 - 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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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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