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Girl Most Likely (2012)

Girl Most Likely poster
Directed by
Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 270 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A playwright fakes a suicide to get back with her ex but ends up under the care of her gambling-addict mother. She navigates family dysfunction and her own stalled life.

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What happens

Girl Most Likely is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini and written by Michelle Morgan. The film stars Kristen Wiig as a playwright who stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother, played by Annette Bening. Matt Dillon, Christopher Fitzgerald, Natasha Lyonne, and Darren Criss co-star. The film was screened under its original title Imogene at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012. The same month, Lionsgate bought the US distribution rights following its Toronto premiere and released it with Roadside Attractions on July 19, 2013. The film received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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