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  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 17 m

Summary Greta Driscoll's bubble of obscure loserdom is burst when her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and invite the whole school! Perfectly content being a wallflower, suddenly Greta's flung far from her comfort zone into a distant, parallel place—a strange world that’s a little frightening and a lot weird, but only there can s...

Directed By: Rosemary Myers

Written By: Matthew Whittet

  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 17 m

Girl Asleep

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary Greta Driscoll's bubble of obscure loserdom is burst when her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and invite the whole school! Perfectly content being a wallflower, suddenly Greta's flung far from her comfort zone into a distant, parallel place—a strange world that’s a little frightening and a lot weird, but only there can s...

Directed By: Rosemary Myers

Written By: Matthew Whittet

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
67
58% Positive
7 Reviews
42% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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100
Aug 17, 2016
Girl Asleep is an exuberant example of imaginative filmmaking that takes its cues from imagination and talent — with nary a focus group in sight.
By Eddie Cockrell FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 6, 2016
This is one of those little movies that stays with you, the announcement of an original voice worth watching. It’s a quirky, magical delight.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
45% Positive
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45% Mixed
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9% Negative
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45% Positive
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45% Mixed
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9% Negative
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75
Oct 6, 2016
Girl Asleep isn’t easy to categorize. It’s a wild curiosity that shifts on a whim. In that sense, there couldn’t be a better metaphor for the inner workings of a teenage girl’s mind.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 17, 2016
Girl Asleep might be about an awakening, but it’s not a sexual awakening, and this is one teen comedy in which, at long last, the geek doesn’t get the girl.
By Harry Windsor FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 22, 2016
The color riot, the polyester/shag décor and the cartoon portrayals detract. Girl Asleep thinks it’s a stylishly resonant fairy tale about identity when the primary takeaway is an exquisitely curated slide show.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 6, 2016
There’s a lot of talent here and a lot of enthusiasm; also a lot of influences that haven’t been successfully reprocessed into something convincing or fresh. It’s a mess, but a reasonably charming one.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 27, 2016
For all the moments of visual flair and earnest fun, it’s a film so indebted to Anderson (among obvious others) that it never manages to become something of its own.
By Gary Garrison FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Windmill Theatre, Soft Tread Enterprises, Adelaide Film Festival, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian Council for the Arts, Screen Australia, The South Australian Film Corporation, The Hive, The Ian Potter Foundation, Kojo
Release Date Sep 23, 2016
Duration 1 h 17 m
Rating TV-MA
Genres
Tagline Fifteen is going to turn a corner. It has to.
Website http://kojo.com.au/post/film-production/girl-asleep/
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Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 6 Nominations

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