Release Date
August 7, 2015
DVD Release Date
January 19, 2016 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Marielle Heller
Writer
Marielle Heller
Cast
Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Kristen Wiig
Studio
Running Time
102 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language and drinking-all involving teens
What is The Diary Of a Teenage Girl about?
Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother's (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, "the handsomest man in the world," Monroe Rutherford (Alexander Skarsgård). What follows is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl's sexual and artistic awakening, without judgment.
Set in 1976 San Francisco, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL begins at the crossroads... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
"I had sex today. Holy shit." And so begins The Diary of a Teenage Girl, a well-acted, well-written drama that does everything it set out to do, though the movie didn’t hook me like it has some others, including my fiancé. Full movie review »
