Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice

A teenage girl's downward spiral into drug addiction.

Directed by John Korty

Produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation, ABC

197374 min5.5 / 10

A harrowing descent into addiction and exploitation that uses a teenage girl's diary-like perspective to document the psychological and moral toll of drug use and sexual trauma.

A 15-year-old girl in late 1960's America is inadvertently sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. She eventually seeks help.

Questions people ask

  • Is Go Ask Alice sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Go Ask Alice easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Go Ask Alice scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Go Ask Alice end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Go Ask Alice violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Go Ask Alice

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Go Ask Alice

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Go Ask Alice, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Go Ask Alice, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Go Ask Alice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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