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How to Build a Girl (2019)

| Comedy | 2019 (USA)
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The novel charts the journey of teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the ... See full summary »

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Coky Giedroyc

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Caitlin Moran (based on the novel by), Caitlin Moran (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

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Emma Thompson, Jameela Jamil, Beanie Feldstein | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Emma Thompson ... Amanda
Jameela Jamil
Beanie Feldstein ... Johanna Morrigan
Lucy Punch
Sharon Horgan ... Sylvia Plath
Chris O'Dowd
Alfie Allen ... John Kite
Frank Dillane
Hammed Animashaun ... Ed Edwards
Paddy Considine
Joanna Scanlan
Sarah Solemani ... Angie
Sue Perkins ... Emily Bronte
Edward Bluemel ... Manager
Tadhg Murphy ... Andy Rock
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The novel charts the journey of teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Written by variety

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2019 (USA) See more »

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