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3.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 21 out of 35

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  1. Fantasy
    Aug 17, 2003
    10
    Based on the professional critics, one would expect this movie to be a complete turkey. Well, I saw it yesterday evening, and guess what? It was very good. It's a story about two little rich girls, one eight years old and the other in her 20;s but still emotionally eight years old. Both share something in common in that there parents are never around. They have to fend for themselves. At first, the eight year old demonstrates more maturity, but as the movie unfolds, between each other they learn about life and eventually come of age. Little Dakota Fanning of Steven Speilberg TAKEN fame steals the show as she is absolutely brilliant. Add a great soundtrack and the movie will melt your heart. Definitely worth seeing. … Expand
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  2. NIcoleE.
    Aug 16, 2003
    9
    This movie was great, and it really touches the heart and gives you a good laugh.
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  3. MiriamM
    Jul 20, 2005
    1
    Thought I'd like it. boy i was wrong.
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  4. MichelleP.
    Aug 23, 2003
    0
    Probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The relationship between the two girls was so lacking that I couldn't care about either of them. Molly (Britney Murphy) was such a ditzy slut; I don't even know how guys in the movie can dig her with all that make-up smeared all over her face. And the little girl Ray, is such a snot. In fact, in the end, Molly was just as ditzy as she was in the beginning while Ray was just as cold as she was before. I don't know what it was that somehow made them form a relationship. To top it off, the movie had no funny jokes, and I just wanted it to end. It wanted to be cute, funny, and touching. Boy, it sure did fail at that.… Expand
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  5. SaerA.
    Mar 6, 2004
    8
    Dakota Fanning is a sweet, young, actress.She acts realy good in this movie.Also Uptown Girls has a really good plot.
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  6. SamK.
    Nov 14, 2003
    9
    Loved it and saw it twice.
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  7. CarolAnnC.
    Nov 28, 2003
    10
    Very cute and thorougly enjoyed it. The little girl is a very good actor. Saw her in a few other movies and she has a bright future.
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  8. LoganF.
    Aug 18, 2003
    0
    A total miserable movie, sucked.
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  9. ChadS.
    Aug 22, 2003
    7
    "Uptown Girls" is a product of formula screenwriting, and every development can be seen coming from a mile away. But when Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning trade bitchslaps at Coney Island, it works. When Fanning talks to her ailing father, it works. Even the "About a Boy" finale, godawful in theory, kind of works because Fanning rises above the stupid choreography, and we realize that Murphy's performance isn't the abonimation as reported. "Uptown Girls" is a crass assembly line of cliched plot points with the intent to jerk tears out of the unsophisticated. But Murphy and Fanning squeezed out enough truth from their straitjacketed characters and mechanical scenes to prevent me from laughing at the hokey climax. It's embarassing to like a film like this.… Expand
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  10. Sam
    Mar 18, 2006
    2
    It's a terrible movie, but it would have been so much better if it weren't for two things, the characters, and character development. All the characters are easy to hate, with unfunny lines, poorly acted "emotional scenes" and, well, quite frankly they're wooden. However, it would have been better if the characters had gone from dicks and sluts to nice guys and good people, or if you got the hint that any of them had learned something from Ray or Molly, but you don't, which is the worst part of an otherwise bad movie.… Expand
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  11. LaneR.
    Nov 25, 2003
    10
    I thought it was delightful. Dakota is your next Jodie Foster that's for sure. Very cute.
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  12. gagaforever
    Mar 5, 2012
    10
    I am quite shocked by all the negative reviews. This movie touched me and it was lovely to see how a free-spirited girl became serious and responsible after one little girl brought her immature behavior to her attention. This is a wonderful movie and Brittany Murphy is surely missed
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Metascore
33 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 30
  3. Negative: 14 out of 30
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    The feel-bad movie of the summer.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    20
    None of it is handled with any emotional believability or grace. Well-worn phrases and plot developments are repeated here as though the world had never heard of "Cinderella."
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: C.W. Nevius
    50
    It would help if the plot were more than just an outline with a few convenient turns.
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