Welcome to the Dollhouse has been one of my favorites since I was in college. It's somehow funny while only being about things that aren't funny at all. I never recommend it to anyone but I want everyone to see it.
There are two things that stuck out to me throughout in this watch. 1) The Quadratics have some catchy tunes. 2) The costume designer crushed this. The footie pajamas. The green pants and blue top combo from the movie poster. The purple tee with a chicken holding what seems to be a cat.
Favorite (Not Necessarily Best) Four From Every Year Since Birth
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Not all girls want to play with dolls.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
3/22/1996Runtime
88 minsOverview
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
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A darkly comic portrait of suburban misery where a friendless seventh-grader navigates indifferent parents, relentless mockery, and the everyday cruelty of middle school with a deadpan eye for the absurd ugliness of adolescence.
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BleakAbsurdUnsettlingWistful
Themes
Coming of ageIdentityFamilyIsolation
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Single location
Heather Matarazzo
Dawn Wiener
Brendan Sexton III
Brandon McCarthy
Eric Mabius
Steve Rodgers
Matthew Faber
Mark Wiener
Daria Kalinina
Missy Wiener
Angela Pietropinto
Mrs. Weiner
Bill Buell
Mr. Wiener
Will Lyman
Mr. Edwards
Rica Martens
Mrs. Grissom
Stacey Moseley
Mary Ellen Moriarty
Christina Brucato
Cookie
Dimitri Iervolino
Ralphy
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