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  • 1999
  • R
  • TriStar Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 1999
  • R
  • TriStar Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary Courtney Shane (McGowan), Julie Freeman (Gayheart), Marcie Fox (Benz), and Liz Purr (Roldan) are all best friends. They are at the height of their popularity when an innocent birthday prank accidentally kills Liz, the sweetest member of the clique. During their panicked attempt to cover up the murder, the class nerd, Fern Mayo (Greer), s...

Directed By: Darren Stein

Written By: Darren Stein

  • 1999
  • R
  • TriStar Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 1999
  • R
  • TriStar Pictures
  • 1 h 26 m

Jawbreaker

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
24
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 418 User Ratings
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Summary Courtney Shane (McGowan), Julie Freeman (Gayheart), Marcie Fox (Benz), and Liz Purr (Roldan) are all best friends. They are at the height of their popularity when an innocent birthday prank accidentally kills Liz, the sweetest member of the clique. During their panicked attempt to cover up the murder, the class nerd, Fern Mayo (Greer), s...

Directed By: Darren Stein

Written By: Darren Stein

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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10% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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19% Mixed
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71% Negative
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90
Wickedly hilarious. [19 Feb 1999]
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
50
Jawbreaker breaks ground in one way. The movie is notably unpleasant, not just because it's morally offensive, but because it strives for this arch, artificial John Waters tone without any accompanying pay-off in wit.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW

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May 14, 2021
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Carouse97
May 14, 2021
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A slick production of a lame script, which kills time for most of its middle half-hour. If anyone in the plot had the slightest intelligence, the story would implode.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
30
Why sit through a lesser imitation, when you could just rent "Heathers" and those other movies for a far more enjoyable time? Drop-dead bitchery? Been there, done that.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
25
Unoriginal.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
10
It’s like watching an annoying young drag queen who flubs the quips she’s stolen, refuses to shut up and thinks attitude is wit.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
0
Stein's script is slack and tin-eared, too feeble to pass for satire, and inadequate even by lazy-pastiche standards.
By Dennis Lim FULL REVIEW
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10
Dysphoric22
May 13, 2021
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May 6, 2021
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AshleyAshley
Feb 7, 2019
It was okay, it has aged reasonably well. It seemed like a take on Carrie vs. teen movies of the early 00's/late 90s. I liked some of the cinematography and black humor. I still don't understand why Marilyn Manson had a cameo though lol
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Production Company Crossroads Films, Jawbreaker Productions Inc., Kramer-Tornell Productions, TriStar Pictures
Release Date Feb 19, 1999
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating R
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Tagline Some of the sweetest candies are sour as death inside.
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