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Lady Bird

2017 Directed by Greta Gerwig

Fly Away Home.

A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.

Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Tracy Letts Lucas Hedges Timothée Chalamet Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen Henderson Odeya Rush Jordan Rodrigues Marielle Scott Jake McDorman John Karna Bayne Gibby Laura Marano Marietta DePrima Daniel Zovatto Kristen Cloke Andy Buckley Paul Keller Kathryn Newton Myra Turley Bob Stephenson Abhimanyu Katyal Chris Witaske Ben Konigsberg Gurpreet Gill Richard Jin Namkung Joan Patricia O'Neil Show All…

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Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 49

Eighteen is a messy age. You think you're an adult. (You aren't.) You think you know better than everyone else. (You don't.) You think every decision you make will impact your life forever. (It won't.) As much as the character of Lady Bird outwardly presents herself as unique, she's just like every other eighteen-year-old inside.

Lady Bird will take you right back to being on that fragile cusp of adulthood. I'm in that headspace while writing this. Which is why I'm about to make this review about me, like any eighteen-year-old would.

This isn't really a true critique since the film itself is so damn good, and this may come off as selfish, but I am definitely craving a mainstream…
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★½ 25

yessssssssssSSSS

film festivals are fun because sometimes you get a heads up that a lot of people are about to have a new favorite movie. this is one of those times.

beyond being hilarious, unflinchingly honest, and performed to perfection, Gerwig's debut is just so, *so* smart about growing up, leaving home, reconciling teenage flippancy with parental gratitude, how class infects self-identity, and the enduring power of a certain Dave Matthews Band song. also, Tracy Letts drops one of the greatest, most understated f-bombs in film history.

a movie that audiences should be discovering and holding onto for a long time to come… hopefully it fares better than THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN.
Review by Matt Singer ★★★★★ 1

Two names. Two boyfriends. Two best friends. Two semesters. Two school plays. Two dances. Two parties. Two distinct relationships with her parents. Two potential colleges. Two churches. And a hundred million kajillion tears for the scene at the airport.
Review by Katie ★★★★★ 13

this might have been my favorite theater experience ever. I loved that the crowd I saw it with was a bunch of older women, because during the airport scene all you could hear was crying. and honestly? it was so so beautiful. my mom is my best friend and i’m so glad she took me to see this for a second time.
Review by Katie ★★★★★ 18

this is the best movie ever made
Review by Erik Nordgren ★★★★★ 1

no jokes here i just felt every single emotion i’ve ever felt since i was 17 so viscerally i physically felt Greta Gerwig breathe “cry you piece of shit” down the back of my neck

Recent reviews

Review by TK Johnson ★★★★★

Terrific performances, great story. Can’t wait to see the next Greta Gerwig project. The end sequence is still brings tears to my eyes.
Review by Katie ★★★★½

This was a really good film, and I haven’t lied in like 2 years.
Review by Leonarda ★★★★★

Greta Gerwig is genius.
Review by samanthagmg ★★★★★

how do you explain love
Review by rubysug ★★★★½

what a great addition to the mcu!! love the origin story. excited to see how she ties into avengers 4!!
Review by caroline ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ ★★★★★

even tho my ex will always remain part of the memory of watching this movie for the first time, i will never forget its emotional impact on us both and how much it still means to me now
Review by jordan ★★★★★

some people aren’t built happy, you know.
Review by vvanyan ★★★½

reminded me of the movie boyhood.
Review by Colleen Kelly ★★★★★

I felt so understood while watching this movie. A beautiful and honest depiction of mother-daughter relationships and young adulthood. Thank you, Greta Gerwig. And shout out to Laurie Metcalf for a stellar performance as usual.