Synopsis
Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth about A Girl Like Her.
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Cast
- Hunter KingAvery Keller
- Lexi AinsworthJessica Burns
- Jimmy BennettBrian Slater
- Amy S. WeberFilmmaker/Amy Gallagher
- Stephanie CottonMargarete Burns
- Mark BoydGerald Burns
- Christy Engle-McGuckinKassie Keller
- Jon W. MartinDavid Keller
- Madison DeadmanAmily Sailler
- Anna SpaseskiMaddy Morrison
Recommendations
- 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
You'll need a strong stomach for some of the scenes in A Girl Like Her, one of the most moving and intelligent of the recent glut of films and TV specials about teenage bullying. - 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
You'll need a strong stomach for some of the scenes in A Girl Like Her, one of the most moving and intelligent of the recent glut of films and TV specials about teenage bullying. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It’s hard to imagine anyone seeing this film and not feeling the weight of the heartbreak when a young girl’s life is destroyed by bullying, and outrage that even with all the awareness and all the campaigning, bullying remains an epidemic in schools everywhere. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It’s hard to imagine anyone seeing this film and not feeling the weight of the heartbreak when a young girl’s life is destroyed by bullying, and outrage that even with all the awareness and all the campaigning, bullying remains an epidemic in schools everywhere. - 70
Village Voice
A Girl Like Her focuses on the characters' emotional traumas while eschewing moral panic about how Kids These Days are so wrapped up in their phones and the internet. - 70
Arizona Republic
It's wrenching stuff. If bits and pieces feel contrived (and they do), overall the message is strong — and important. - 70
Village Voice
A Girl Like Her focuses on the characters' emotional traumas while eschewing moral panic about how Kids These Days are so wrapped up in their phones and the internet. - 70
Arizona Republic
It's wrenching stuff. If bits and pieces feel contrived (and they do), overall the message is strong — and important.
