Not all girls want to play with dolls.
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
ComedyDramasibling relationshipnew jerseyparent child relationshipmockeryuglinessdark comedybullyingcoming of agemisfitlittle girlsuburbjunior high school
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Character
Contemporary, prestige, intimate and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
23 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Empaths.
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Cast
- Heather MatarazzoDawn Wiener
- Brendan Sexton IIIBrandon McCarthy
- Eric MabiusSteve Rodgers
- Matthew FaberMark Wiener
- Daria KalininaMissy Wiener
- Angela PietropintoMrs. Weiner
- Bill BuellMr. Wiener
- Will LymanMr. Edwards
- Rica MartensMrs. Grissom
- Stacey MoseleyMary Ellen Moriarty
Crew
- Todd SolondzDirector
- Todd SolondzScreenplay
- Randy DrummondDirector of Photography
- Jill WisoffOriginal Music Composer
- Alan OxmanEditor
- Todd SolondzProducer
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Pairings
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