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Mistress America

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 24m
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6.7/10
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Mistress America (2015)
Tracy is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke - a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town - she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke's alluringly mad schemes.
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A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
28K
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    • Noah Baumbach
    • Noah Baumbach
    • Greta Gerwig
  • Stars
    • Greta Gerwig
    • Lola Kirke
    • Shana Dowdeswell
    • Noah Baumbach
    • Noah Baumbach
    • Greta Gerwig
  • Stars
    • Greta Gerwig
    • Lola Kirke
    • Shana Dowdeswell
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    • 72User reviews
    • 216Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:34
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    Youre Funny
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    Seeking Answers
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    Who Are These People
    Clip 0:47
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    Why Are You Here
    Clip 1:04
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    Red Pants
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    Welcome To The Great White Way
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    Interview
    Interview 5:55
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    Interview
    Interview 4:43
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    Interview
    Interview 4:12
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    Greta Gerwig
    Interview 7:00
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    Lola Kirke
    Interview 3:33
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    Photos138

    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
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    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)

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    Greta Gerwig
    Greta Gerwig
    • Brooke
    Lola Kirke
    Lola Kirke
    • Tracy
    Shana Dowdeswell
    Shana Dowdeswell
    • Ruth
    Shelby Rebecca Wong
    • Laura
    Alfred Macadam
    • Professor #1
    Amy Warren
    Amy Warren
    • Counselor
    Sharon Washington
    Sharon Washington
    • Professor #2
    Morgan Lynch
    • Student
    Andrea McKinnon
    Andrea McKinnon
    • Hallway Girl
    • (as Andrea Chen)
    Shoba Narayan
    Shoba Narayan
    • Hallway Girl
    • (as Shoba Narayanan)
    Kathryn Erbe
    Kathryn Erbe
    • Tracy's Mom
    Jasmine Cephas Jones
    Jasmine Cephas Jones
    • Nicolette
    Matthew Shear
    Matthew Shear
    • Tony
    Colin Stokes
    • Mobius Guy
    Juliet Brett
    Juliet Brett
    • Tiny Girl
    Gretchen Young
    • Work Study Woman
    David Longstreth
    • The Band
    Amber Coffman
    • The Band
      • Noah Baumbach
      • Noah Baumbach
      • Greta Gerwig
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    • Trivia
      For the scene where actresses Greta Gerwig & Lola Kirke are looking through a closet, director Noah Baumbach did 55 takes.
    • Goofs
      When Brooke's former high school classmate Anna Wheeler approaches Brooke and Tracy in the bar, Anna mentions that she and her husband have recently seen the play Other Desert Cities, which began previews at the Booth Theatre on October 12, 2011 and closed on June 17, 2012. If the film occurs during Tracy's first semester of college and culminates with Thanksgiving dinner with Brooke at Veselka, then the film would occur in fall 2011. However, when the would-be stepsisters walk through Times Square, a marquee for the revival of Annie is visible. The most recent Broadway revival ran at the Palace Theatre from October 3, 2012 (first preview) to January 5, 2014.
    • Quotes

      Brooke: I think I'm sick, and I don't know if my ailment has a name. It's just me sitting and staring at the internet or the television for long periods of time, interspersed by trying to not do that and then lying about what I've been doing. And then I'll get so excited about something that the excitement overwhelms me and I can't sleep or do anything and I just am in love with everything but can't figure out how to make myself work in the world.

      Tracy: I think I have that too.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Anderson Cooper/Greta Gerwig/Tig Notaro (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Souvenir
      Written by Martin Cooper and Paul Humphreys

      Performed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews72

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    9/10
    Excellent acting and excellent writing make this an excellent film
    There are several reasons why Mistress America may be considered a wonderful movie. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and has a very sophisticated sense of humour. The main actors all have exaggerated characters that always behave in certain ways (kind of like the cast in The Office) -- and the actors play these roles to perfection.

    The writing and delivery of dialogue in the climax of the film is particularly amazing, with fast, witty exchanges filled with little jokes. Yet, the movie vacillates from hilarity to melancholy without warning the viewer, which makes the film all the more special.

    The depiction of and commentary on NYC, youth, etc. is all spot on, making this movie worth the watch.

    Finally, the soundtrack is excellent too, giving the movie a very alt/indie feel.

    Many negative reviewers sadly fail to appreciate the sophisticated writing and humour, along with the truly wonderful job that the lead actors have done in this unpretentious flick.
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    • aa3636
    • Dec 21, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2015 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • RT Features
      • TSG Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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