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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary A family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new suburban neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her Jean Seberg haircut and tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids, and decides to pass herself off as “Mikael,” a boy different enough to catch the attention of leade...

Directed By: Céline Sciamma

Written By: Céline Sciamma

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 22 m

Tomboy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 39 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary A family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new suburban neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her Jean Seberg haircut and tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids, and decides to pass herself off as “Mikael,” a boy different enough to catch the attention of leade...

Directed By: Céline Sciamma

Written By: Céline Sciamma

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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10% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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100
Nov 14, 2011
Tomboy is one of those little big films whose simplicity and concision suggest the excess of meaning that language (cinematic or otherwise) could never account for.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
83
Nov 16, 2011
It's so much fun that as Tomboy moves toward its conclusion, the inevitable end of Héran's days as Mikael feels like watching someone die.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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13% Mixed
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wakeupnothx
May 3, 2014
Great little slice-of-life movie showing how gender affects almost all points of life, especially for a child. The little looks, silences, and subtle body language between the main character (who is a tomboy or a transgender child treated as "just a tomboy") and everyone else is spot on. Heartbreaking at times, but also tender and kind.
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netflic
Dec 1, 2011
A classic example **** French movie. Deep, thoughtful, intense without too much action. I do not remember a movie where children would act so naturally. My only complain: a bit slow at times.
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80
Nov 16, 2011
Laure is pleasingly uncute, with a gruff demeanor that gives way to affecting glimpses of vulnerability.
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75
Dec 8, 2011
Beautifully photographed by Crystel Fournier, Sciamma's film has a floaty weightlessness (as opposed to the heavyosity of "Boys Don't Cry") that neither judges nor pathologizes Laure.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 22, 2011
Less subtle than its predecessor, Tomboy is like a pint-size "Boys Don't Cry," and as such, it's practically unique.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
67
Dec 7, 2011
This French import is as casual as the summer afternoons of childhood that it depicts.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 18, 2011
Its young heroine is proud to be herself; there's just not much for her to do beyond that.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
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7
nascent
Mar 9, 2012
I really enjoyed it, but I feel like it could've been much more. It's very visceral, and the casting was outstanding, even the sister was quite incredible. But the script, the plot, was a bit shallow. Ultimately it had one point, one message and it covered it quite extensively, but I really wish it was more substantial. I'm quite the fan of coming of age films, but this was the most shallow one I've seen yet. If you compare this to to something like Ã
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khutch
Nov 11, 2013
Tomboy is cute, catchy, all adjectives that refer to something that leaves the viewer spellbound and the children give an acting class for many adults, but in the end, does not show much.
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JamesD
Aug 18, 2012
It is just absolutely mind blowing that this movie has gotten so many good reviews. It's so terrible. I've never seen such a slow movie with uninteresting to no dialogue whatsoever.
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Production Company Hold Up Films, Arte France Cinéma, Lilies Films, Canal+, ARTE, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Arte / Cofinova 6, Playtime
Release Date Nov 16, 2011
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline There's a new kid in town.
Website http://www.facebook.com/tomboy.movie
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Awards

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Odesa International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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