Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with un-attentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Todd Solondz
Written By: Todd Solondz
Starring: Brendan Sexton III, Ken Leung, Heather Matarazzo, Eric Mabius, Christina Vidal, Matthew Faber, Bill Buell, Christina Brucato, Angela Pietropinto, Victoria Davis, Daria Kalinina, Siri Howard
Country: USA
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Welcome to the Dollhouse belongs to 34 collections
1. Features under 91 minutes (collaborative: moderated by epiphany - 56 stars)
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4. IMDb Top 250 Complete (collaborative: moderated by Jorg - 23 stars)
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| 3 | filmsnob | 8 0th |
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Things are bad for Dawn, things are bad for Dawn...(repeat ad nauseum)
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nilkynarfy | 85 86th |
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What I liked bout this movie: the angsty, misunderstood lead character isn't eloquent, witty or appealing at all. We aren't forced to see something no one else in the film's universe can. we feel sorry for her, or we don't, for our own personal reasons. I appreciate the honesty, it's something you don't see in the "angsty, misunderstood teenage girl" movies that followed.
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Bown | 88 88th |
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A lot of the time it feels like a typical teenage alienation movie taken to its extreme, and doesn't really offer anything new. However, there are some absolutely brilliant darkly comic scenes, and it's an incredibly honest account of being that age. I empathised with the main character much more than I wanted to.
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??? | 15 9th |
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I prefer Dawn Devenport, actually
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| 1 | svicciarelli | 90 82nd |
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Acute observations of what it's like to be a teenager. Solondz pulls no punches and creates one of the more honest and interesting films of the 90s.
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Dorkovsky | 10 99th |
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One of my favorite dark comedies. Unlike others of the genre, which usually involves death and hilariously crazy people (Clockwork Orange, American Psycho come to mind) Dollhouse uses emotional damage and more realistic characters, which is far more effective and in my opinion harder to make funny. Still, Solondz does it with ease.
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easydiff | 41 34th |
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I hated every minute of this dreary, unrelenting horror show. Everyone's terrible, nobody is remotely redeeming, and I guess that's the point, but Jesus, Todd, I already had one miserable childhood, I don't need to have another so perfectly described to me.
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| 1 | gleeb | 40 8th |
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If you find this movie disturbing, you're probably healthy.
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twincinema | 90 92nd |
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Manages to use taboo subjects without feeling like Edgelord: The Movie. Even though this was not my experience, he is able to capture something raw and relatable about being a 12-year old. I love films that feel like I am being transported back to the 90s.
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| 1 | Octane Death | 75 59th |
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In a movie filled with people that are not so pretty, I can feel the fucking hormones of being awkward and young in this movie. It physically hurt. And I respect that.
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Neonman | 93 96th |
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Ohh, painful childhood
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hellboy76 | 71 84th |
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A peek into the strange road Solondz will weave through Hollywood.
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| 1 | damil | 70 67th |
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The writer/director has a gift for quirkiness but also for making the characters and story compelling. It's funny in an awkward way but very smart too. It has some nice insights into adolescence. I enjoyed watching it.
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Gnalkhere | 80 71st |
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Initially disappointed, I revisited this many years later feeling a lot more positive.
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| Average Percentile 61.84% from 1464 Ratings |  |