Tall Girl

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Tall Girl

2019

1h 41m

Comedy

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Jodi (Ava Michelle) has always been the tallest girl in school -- and she's always been uncomfortable with it. After slouching her way through life for 16 years and being made fun of by classmates, Jodi meets Stig (Luke Eisner), a seemingly perfect Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller than she is. Jodi's new crush turns her world upside down and throws her into a surprising love triangle, but with the help of her two best friends (Griffin Gluck, Anjelika Washington) as well as her beauty queen sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), Jodi comes to realize that she's far more than her insecurities about her appearance have led her to believe. TALL GIRL, director Nzingha Stewart's first feature film, is a heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story about finding the confidence to stop slouching and stand tall.

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Critics Consensus

While charming at times, Tall Girl is mostly an uninspired teen comedy that fails to bring anything new to the genre.

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

Sep 13, 2019

On the whole, it's a charming movie about the mental toll of insecurity that also has major blind spots.

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Elisabeth Vincentelli

New York Times

Sep 13, 2019

America's mood has changed, and many viewers might not feel much empathy for the small-minded grievances of wealthy teens who drive to school in S.U.V.s.

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

Sep 13, 2019

C+

From a one-note mean girl stereotype to a complete disinterest in how social media shapes the lives of teens, Sam Wolfson's lackluster script fails to bring anything new or timely to the teen rom-com table.

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

Sep 20, 2021

A really strong teen movie.

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Deirdre Molumby

entertainment.ie

Oct 15, 2019

Tall Girl is not a movie with depth, though it is more charming than you'd expect. It's just such a shame about that ending.

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Sep 26, 2019

3/5

Coming-of-age comedy about feeling different; mild cursing.

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Maxsuel S

@Maxine191 Sep 2, 2026

Achei a evolução da protagonista muito interessante ao decorrer da história,e a meneira como ela evolui mentalmente percebendo que o mais importante é dar atenção para aqueles que lhe querem de verdade por perto e que te aceitem da meneira que você é, também achei o romance razoável,teve uma linda mensagem por trás,mais não houve muito desenvolvimento. No geral,eu achei esse filme mediano,tem o seu charme.

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Elliette T

@RT83374451 Jun 10, 2026

Imagine writing a movie about how hard being tall is and then making the main plot point that two boys absolutely love her and that one cheats on and leaves his short girlfriend for her. I can’t say that I think it was really the tall girl being the victim in this. The actors are pretty good though, especially for how badly written this is. Ava Michelle is stunning.

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@anagha.vinay Apr 17, 2026

Jodi is just a shallow girl and her height is ironically her entire personality throughout the movie. The movie falls so flat. I love that 'Brina was in it, but even someone as vibrant as her was rendered lifeless by the plot. Jodi just wants a taller guy and goes for the only schmuck who fits the criteria. Frankly, she does not deserve to breathe the same air as Dunkleman. What a sloppy speech (totally uninvited and uninteresting—just get off the stage, Taller Swift), and a tragic ending—alas!

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andrea C

@Charst Apr 13, 2026

Pur partendo da un presupposto interessante ed originale come il disagio di una ragazza dovuto alla sua importante altezza, questa commedia finisce ben presto per essere un involucro di incredibili banalità tra rapporti, dialoghi e disagi prevedibili. Gli unici aspetti che parzialmente provano a salvare il risultato sono il sottile strato di ironia che talvolta esce e appunto l'intuizione che sta alla base del film. Troppo poco per creare un prodotto che si possa considerare buono.

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Remi C.

@Remitherat Mar 26, 2026

Good, worth the watch.

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Carol S

@RT48856984 Mar 21, 2026

Seeing how Ava has blossomed since watching her in Dance Mom’s years ago, was so surprising. She experienced some abuse from Abby Lee who attacked her body image and it was very sad. But she has become a beautiful confident young lady with a healthy body image now and who frankly is a good actress. The story was delightful - a coming of age movie and I’m looking forward to Part II. Good job, Ava!

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Synopsis

Jodi (Ava Michelle) has always been the tallest girl in school -- and she's always been uncomfortable with it. After slouching her way through life for 16 years and being made fun of by classmates, Jodi meets Stig (Luke Eisner), a seemingly perfect Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller than she is. Jodi's new crush turns her world upside down and throws her into a surprising love triangle, but with the help of her two best friends (Griffin Gluck, Anjelika Washington) as well as her beauty queen sister Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), Jodi comes to realize that she's far more than her insecurities about her appearance have led her to believe. TALL GIRL, director Nzingha Stewart's first feature film, is a heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story about finding the confidence to stop slouching and stand tall.

Director: Nzingha Stewart
Producer: Corey L. Marsh, McG, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Sam Wolfson
Production Co: Wonderland Sound and Vision
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2019
Runtime: 1h 41m

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