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Stargirl (2020)

Stargirl poster
Directed by
Julia Hart
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 572 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy in a small high school is drawn to a mysterious and unconventional new girl named Stargirl. Their first love challenges him to embrace his own individuality and express his true feelings.

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What happens

Stargirl is a 2020 American jukebox musical romance film based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli that debuted on Disney+. The film explores the tense emotions, non-conformity and self-expression of teenagers in high school, and the exuberance of first love. The film was directed by Julia Hart, produced by Kristin Hahn, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman and Jordan Horowitz from a screenplay written by Hahn, Hart and Horowitz, and stars Grace VanderWaal and Graham Verchere. The film was released on March 13, 2020. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Hart's direction and the nostalgic tone. A sequel, Hollywood Stargirl, was released on June 3, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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