All the Real Girls

All the Real Girls

2003 · 108 min · EN · R · 5.9 (89 votes)
Dir. David Gordon Green · Starring Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Shea Whigham, Danny McBride, Maurice Compte, Heather McComb · Music David Wingo

Love is a puzzle. These are the pieces.

DramaRomance

In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds himself falling for her innocent charm. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love.

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A quiet, introspective dive into first love and small-town ennui. It feels like a hazy, sun-drenched memory of youthful yearning, tinged with a gentle melancholy and the awkward beauty of burgeoning intimacy.

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