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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 83/100. Scores higher than 96% of the 1,486 1990s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 28m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic83/100
518 audience votes
Key crew
- Todd SolondzDirector
- Todd SolondzScreenplay
- Jill WisoffOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Heather MatarazzoDawn Wiener
- Brendan Sexton IIIBrandon McCarthy
- Eric MabiusSteve Rodgers
- Matthew FaberMark Wiener
- Daria KalininaMissy Wiener
- Angela PietropintoMrs. Weiner
- Bill BuellMr. Wiener
- Will LymanMr. Edwards
- Rica MartensMrs. Grissom
- Stacey MoseleyMary Ellen Moriarty
- Christina BrucatoCookie
- Dimitri IervolinoRalphy
Stills
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Themes
sibling relationshipnew jerseyparent child relationshipmockeryuglinessdark comedybullyingcoming of agemisfitlittle girlsuburbjunior high school
The Best Movies of 1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse is #16 of 60
