Is Girls State violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Girls State scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Girls State easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Girls State end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Girls State

Name: Girls State
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Faith Glasgow, Cecilia Bartin, Nisha Murali, Brooke Taylor, Emily Worthmore

One nation. Under girls.

Directed by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

Produced by Concordia Studio, Mile End Films

202495 min7.4 / 10

A thoughtful, intimate documentary that uses a political experiment with teenage girls to interrogate democracy, identity, and power with both earnest hope and clear-eyed skepticism.

What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in Missouri navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up.

Questions people ask

Is Girls State violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Girls State scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Girls State easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does Girls State end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Girls State 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.

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