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Cady Heron is a cultural blank slate when she first sets foot on the grounds of North Shore High School in a small town outside of Chicago, Illinois. After living in Africa, Cady, now a junior, has no idea how "wild" things can be in civilization until she crosses paths with one of the meanest species of all, the "Queen Bee," who at this particular high school is the cool and calculating Regina George.... See Full Description
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Comedy, Romance and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 37 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 30th, 2004 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying. |
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| Distributors: |
Paramount Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$86,049,418 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Reasonably mean and certainly funny, but eventually wimps out." more...
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B- |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Mean Girls is a pitcher of Kool-Aid with a drop of acid..." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, Mean Girls is a smart and funny one." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"Though not a perfect comedy, it manages to be quite often laugh-out-loud funny." more...
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B |
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| User Reviews |
Average Grade: B
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| Cute movie
by michelledonegan
(5/3/2004) |
| 253 out of 328 people found this review helpful |
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| I liked this movie, it had a good story behind it. A home-schooled girl makes her...Full Review |
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B |
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C- |
| GIRLS erupted
by mudewaters
(4/30/2004) |
| 554 out of 654 people found this review helpful |
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| Ive never seen a Lindsey Lohan movie; not The Parent Trap, not Freaky Friday...Full Review |
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B |
| Funny and True
by kelnic27
(4/30/2004) |
| 512 out of 606 people found this review helpful |
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| Mean Girls was funny and definatly hit on the truth about high school and teenage...Full Review |
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A |
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