Female Trouble

Female Trouble

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

Directed by John Waters

Produced by Dreamland

197698 min6.9 / 10

A transgressive, campy black comedy that uses grotesque excess and drag aesthetics to satirize American consumer culture and social hypocrisy.

Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home. After an illegitimate child and hairstylist husband bring her more misery, she's enticed into a life of crime when the owners of her husband's salon promise her fame and fortune.

Questions people ask

  • Is Female Trouble one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Does Female Trouble end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Female Trouble easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Female Trouble violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Female Trouble sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Female Trouble scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Female Trouble, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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