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Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine. Despite being brushed off initially, Johanna clamors to the top of the 90s rock music scene by reinventing herself as Dolly Wilde - a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn't long before the rapid pace at which Johanna's life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and build again from the ground up? Based on the best-selling novel by Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl is a sassy, sexy, and a profoundly touching coming-of-age comedy that traces the rocky road to womanhood through the lens of a unique and wildly hilarious protagonist. Co-starring Alfie Allen, Paddy Consindine, Chris O'Dowd, and Emma Thompson.
Original Release
05/08/2020
US Release
05/08/2020
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alfie Allen | John Kite |
Emma Thompson | Amanda / Amanda Watson |
Frank Dillane | Tony Rich |
Beanie Feldstein | Johanna Morrigan |
Jameela Jamil | Cleopatra |
Edward Bluemel | Strange Cages Manager / Strange Cases Manager |
Paddy Considine | Pat Morrigan |
Sarah Solemani | Angie Morrigan |
Sue Perkins | Emily Bronte |
Bobby Schofield | Pricey |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alfie Allen | John Kite |
Emma Thompson | Amanda / Amanda Watson |
Frank Dillane | Tony Rich |
Beanie Feldstein | Johanna Morrigan |
Jameela Jamil | Cleopatra |
Edward Bluemel | Strange Cages Manager / Strange Cases Manager |
Paddy Considine | Pat Morrigan |
Sarah Solemani | Angie Morrigan |
Sue Perkins | Emily Bronte |
Bobby Schofield | Pricey |
Laurie Kynaston | Krissi Morrigan |
Tadhg Murphy | Andy Rock |
Hammed Animashaun | Ed Edwards |
Sonia Goswami | Paediatrician Alex Slade |
Johnny Mindlin | Sound Man |
Ziggy Heath | Derby |
Asheq Akhtar | Mr. Sanghera |
Dónal Finn | Karl Boden |
Stellan Powell | Lupin Morrigan |
Lucy Punch | Sylvia Plath |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ollie Madden | Executive Producer |
Caitlin Moran | Executive Producer |
Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
Sue Bruce-Smith | Executive Producer |
Tim Headington | Executive Producer |
Lia Buman | Executive Producer |
Daniel Battsek | Executive Producer |
Emma Berkofsky | Executive Producer |
Peter Hampden | Executive Producer |
Norman Merry | Executive Producer |
Debra Hayward | Producer |
Alison Owen | Producer |
Michael S. Constable | Producer |
Bonnie-Chance Roberts | Producer |