• The Dead Girl (2006)

    In a quintet of stories, the murder of a young runaway (Brittany Murphy) connects a group of unrelated women. Lonely Arden (Toni Collette) discovers the body; Leah (Rose Byrne), a forensics student, thinks the victim may be her long-missing sister. Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) arrives in Los Angeles to piece together the last days of her daughter's life, while Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt)...

The Dead Girl
65
metacriticBased on 21 Critics
87
Based on 39 Users

Release Date: December 29th, 2006

DVD Release Date: May 8th, 2007

R |1 hr 34 min

Plot Summary

In a quintet of stories, the murder of a young runaway (Brittany Murphy) connects a group of unrelated women. Lonely Arden (Toni Collette) discovers the body; Leah (Rose Byrne), a forensics student, thinks the victim may be her long-missing sister. Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) arrives in Los Angeles to piece together the last days of her daughter's life, while Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt) makes a disturbing discovery in the storage facility she and her husband manage.

Cast: Toni Collette, Rose Byrne, Mary Beth Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden, Brittany Murphy, Kerry Washington, Piper Laurie, Giovanni Ribisi

Director: Karen Moncrieff

Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Production Co: Lakeshore Entertainment, First Look Pictures Releasing

Distributors: First Look

Keywords: Sister, Mother, Los Angeles, Mystery, Pursuit, Gripping, Murder, Dark, 2000s

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 100
    Ken FoxTV Guide Magazine

    All behave in ways that may at first seem incomprehensible, but through Moncrieff's expert storytelling, each woman is finally rendered merely human. show more

  • 70
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    By the movie's end, writer-director Karen Moncrieff's The Dead Girl delivers considerable emotional impact. But that doesn't mean you've enjoyed the journey. show more

  • 88
    Premiere

    Dark little indie thriller. show more

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