A Girl Like Her
ParkSide Releasing | Release Date: March 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 27, 2015
You'll need a strong stomach for some of the scenes in A Girl Like Her, one of the most moving and intelligent of the recent glut of films and TV specials about teenage bullying. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMar 28, 2015
A Girl Like Her offers an emotionally honest examination of an important and often overlooked societal problem. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 26, 2015
It’s hard to imagine anyone seeing this film and not feeling the weight of the heartbreak when a young girl’s life is destroyed by bullying, and outrage that even with all the awareness and all the campaigning, bullying remains an epidemic in schools everywhere. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 26, 2015
It's wrenching stuff. If bits and pieces feel contrived (and they do), overall the message is strong — and important. Read full review
70
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyMar 24, 2015
A Girl Like Her focuses on the characters' emotional traumas while eschewing moral panic about how Kids These Days are so wrapped up in their phones and the internet. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyKat WardMar 25, 2015
While mean girl Avery Keller (Hunter King) gets a nuanced and surprisingly redemptive arc, the target of her bullying, Jessica (Lexi Ainsworth), mostly goes ignored. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMar 26, 2015
The two young female leads, exceptionally well cast, deliver strong performances, and the drama benefits from Weber’s interest in understanding rather than demonizing the bully. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin ChangApr 14, 2015
A mix of found-footage thriller, mock-doc realism and public service announcement that rings true almost as often as it rings false. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMar 26, 2015
Although the storytelling technique may feel innovative, the story itself is not. Read full review
38
Boston GlobePeter KeoughMar 26, 2015
The young cast comes through with appealing, naturalistic performances. But Weber’s programmatic, preachy story and emotional manipulation is so blatant that it verges on the fatuous. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 26, 2015
Weber’s main point — that bullies are often victims of bullying themselves — gets lost in a tsunami of sorrow and sadism. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleThomas LeeMar 26, 2015
For all its hidden-camera footage and teary confessions, the movie rings as true as an episode of MTV’s “Real World.” Read full review
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