Welcome to the Dollhouse
“Not all girls want to play with dolls.”
ComedyDrama
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
VIBE
This film feels like a painfully honest, yet darkly hilarious, look at the awkwardness of junior high. It captures the isolating sting of being an outsider, making you squirm with every cringe-worthy moment.
cringe-inducingawkwarddarkly funnyuncomfortableisolatingsteadyindie comedyslice-of-lifecringe comedy90s aestheticbullyingadolescenceidentityfamily dynamics
sibling relationshipnew jerseyparent child relationshipmockeryuglinessdark comedybullyingcoming of agemisfitlittle girlsuburbjunior high schoolschool life
