Girl in Progress

Girl in Progress

A tale of acting up, acting out, and acting your age.

Directed by Patricia Riggen

Produced by Pantelion Films

201293 min5.6 / 10

A warm, character-driven comedy-drama about a mother and daughter navigating the messy realities of growing up, with humor and heart grounding its exploration of adolescence and parental struggle.

As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.

Questions people ask

  • Is Girl in Progress scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Girl in Progress violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Girl in Progress easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Girl in Progress end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Girl in Progress sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Girl in Progress

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Girl in Progress

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Girl in Progress, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Girl in Progress, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Girl in Progress, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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