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Cast & Crew

Coky Giedroyc
Director
Emma Thompson
As Amanda
Michael Sheen
As Sigmund Freud
Gemma Arterton
As Maria Von Trapp
Paddy Considine
As Pat Morrigan
Joanna Scanlan
As Mrs. Belling
Lucy Punch
As Sylvia Plath
Chris O'Dowd
As Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Alexei Sayle
As Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

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How to Build a Girl is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows the story of Johanna Morrigan, a 16-year-old girl who lives on a council estate in Wolverhampton with her dysfunctional family. Dreaming of escaping her life and becoming a writer, Johanna reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde, a fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, and becomes a music critic for a London newspaper. As she navigates her new life and career, Johanna must confront her past mistakes and learn to find her true identity. Based on Caitlin Moran's semi-autobiographical novel, How to Build a Girl is a heartwarming and hilarious tale of self-discovery and female empowerment.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as How to Build a Girl include Ricky Stanicky, One of Them Days, Snack Shack, The Intern, My Old Ass, The Boss.

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How to Build a Girl was released for streaming on May 8, 2020.