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  • 2002
  • R
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2002
  • R
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary A frustrated young woman (Jennifer Aniston) begins an affair with a young co-worker (Jake Gyllenhaal) who represents a chance for her to escape into a new world of emotional and sexual awakening. But when the affair quickly moves from liberation to poisonous obsession, she finds herself ensnared in a chaotic web of blackmail, larceny and...

Directed By: Miguel Arteta

Written By: Mike White

  • 2002
  • R
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2002
  • R
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

The Good Girl

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 32 User Ratings
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Summary A frustrated young woman (Jennifer Aniston) begins an affair with a young co-worker (Jake Gyllenhaal) who represents a chance for her to escape into a new world of emotional and sexual awakening. But when the affair quickly moves from liberation to poisonous obsession, she finds herself ensnared in a chaotic web of blackmail, larceny and...

Directed By: Miguel Arteta

Written By: Mike White

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The extraordinary quality of White's script and Arteta's direction lifts the meticulously cast actors to the height of their abilities. "Friends" star Aniston digs deep but is never showy. Reilly reveals the tenderness, vulnerability and hidden depth that can lurk within a slob, and Nelson has some of the film's most outrageously funny and inspired moments.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
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A sharp-tongued, subtly nuanced tragicomedy starring Jennifer Aniston, who shows her depth as a serious actress in this dark tale.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW

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Like "Chuck & Buck," The Good Girl is a droll, well-acted, character-driven comedy with unexpected deposits of feeling.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
75
There's a shallowness about The Good Girl that can't always be excused as an accurate portrayal of a shallow milieu -- in the end, just like Justine, it's not as good as it could have been.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
67
At its best, The Good Girl is a refreshingly adult take on adultery, where the dark humor and offbeat fringe characters don't get in the way of the consequences or the quiet declarations of devotion slipped between the words.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
60
There are times when The Good Girl is so low-key it damn near flatlines. Luckily, White creates compelling characters with a few deft brush strokes. The actors fill in the rest.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
50
The Good Girl isn't really the title of this movie at all. Instead, it's now widely known as The Movie That Proves Jennifer Can Act.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Flan de Coco Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Good Girl LLC, Hungry Eye Lowland Pictures B.V., In-Motion AG Movie & TV Productions, Myriad Pictures, World Media Fonds V (WMF V)
Release Date Aug 7, 2002
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 4 Nominations

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