Mistress America

Mistress America

2015 · 84 min · EN · R · 6.5 (613 votes)
Dir. Noah Baumbach · Starring Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Matthew Shear, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Heather Lind, Michael Chernus · Music Dean Wareham

“From Strangers to Sisters.”

Comedy

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

VIBE

A dizzying, rapid-fire New York comedy about the intoxicating thrill of a new muse. It feels like a caffeine-fueled conversation, buzzing with ambition, insecurity, and the desperate search for belonging in the big city.

wittymaniccharminganxiousquirkypropulsivemumblecoreindie comedydialogue-drivenNYC indieidentityambitionmentorshipdisillusionment
new york citychessfemale friendshipsisterbetrayalstepsistercollege freshmanfemale writer