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The Dead Girl

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Toni Collette in The Dead Girl (2006)
Clues are sought to a young girl's death in this thriller/drama
Play trailer2:23
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The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,110
516
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Writer
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Stars
      • Toni Collette
      • Brittany Murphy
      • Marcia Gay Harden
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Writer
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Stars
      • Toni Collette
      • Brittany Murphy
      • Marcia Gay Harden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 93User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    The Dead Girl
    Trailer 2:23
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    Giovanni Ribisi in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Marcia Gay Harden in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Kerry Washington in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Marcia Gay Harden in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Brittany Murphy and Nick Searcy in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Mary Beth Hurt in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Rose Byrne and James Franco in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Toni Collette, Michael Raysses, and Donnie Smith in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Marcia Gay Harden and Kerry Washington in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Giovanni Ribisi and Toni Collette in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Rose Byrne in The Dead Girl (2006)
    Mary Steenburgen in The Dead Girl (2006)

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    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Arden
    Brittany Murphy
    Brittany Murphy
    • Krista
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Melora
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Arden's Mother
    Donnie Smith
    Donnie Smith
    • Cop 1
    Michael Raysses
    • Cop 2
    Earl Carroll
    • Reporter
    Dorothy Beatty
    • Grocery Checker
    Eva Loseth
    • Grocery Store Customer
    Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi
    • Rudy
    Rose Byrne
    Rose Byrne
    • Leah
    Joanie Tomsky
    Joanie Tomsky
    • Therapist
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Derek
    Christopher Allen Nelson
    Christopher Allen Nelson
    • Murray
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Leah's Mother
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Leah's Father
    Kate Mulligan
    • Party Girl
    Mary Beth Hurt
    Mary Beth Hurt
    • Ruth
    • Director
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Writer
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The dead girl that the film centers on is played by Brittany Murphy, who died 3 years later, at age 32.
    • Goofs
      When Melora meets Rosetta, her face is beaten up. When she takes Rosetta out to eat, her face looks normal. When she drops Rosetta back at the motel, her face is a mess again.
    • Quotes

      Melora: Did she tell you why she ran away?

      Rosetta: She probably wasn't happy

      Melora: Did she tell you why?

      Rosetta: Other than her stepfather sticking his dick in her? I don't think so, she probably thought "hey man fuck it, if I'm going to do it I might as well get paid" and her mother was too much of a dish rag to do anything about it, you know typical the husband or the kids they always trust the husband...

      Melora: Did she tell you that?

      Rosetta: What?

      Melora: That her mother knew and chose him?

      Rosetta: She probably likes it right? Probably took some of the load off, like having one of your kids help with the laundry

      Melora: [starts crying]

      Rosetta: You her mom?

    • Alternate versions
      In the theatrical release, there are two references to Arden's dead brother: when her mother mentions him, causing Arden's frenzy, and when she packs his picture before she leaves. There is an extended sequence that shed light on this relationship, and the shared tragedy that bound Arden to her mother for many years.
    • Soundtracks
      The Old Zoo
      Written by Mark Brodie, Eric Karten, Patrick Rousseau

      Performed by Hound

    User reviews93

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    8/10
    Five strands woven into a tight thread
    The story of "The Dead Girl" is broken into five chapters - each focusing on a female character connected in some way to a corpse dumped beside a highway. The first deals with a socially inept young woman, who happens upon the body of a murdered girl during an early morning walk. Somehow the self esteem she gains from the discovery gives her the strength to escape from a constrained life. The second segment concentrates on a female pathologist whose older sister had mysteriously disappeared some years earlier. During her examination of the victim in the morgue, she becomes convinced the corpse is that of her missing sister. The third narrative fragment relates how a neglected wife handles the unexplained absences of a sinister husband. The main character in the fourth episode is the dead woman's mother, who arrives to identify the body, meets her daughter's room-mate - and in the midst of grief has an unexpectedly hopeful encounter. The last chapter tells the story of the murdered girl's last day, and how she came to meet her killer.

    Needless to say the film is no comedy. The excellent direction, strong characters and sensitive performances combine to lift it above the bleakness of its subject matter, and each of the episodes is intense and contains surprises. If one were being picky, one might argue that the placement of the victim's meeting with her murderer at the end of the film brings it to an unnecessarily downbeat conclusion - but either way, the story has a powerful emotional resonance.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2007 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 陷索
    • Filming locations
      • Acton, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bruin Grip Services
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
      • Pitbull Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,875
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,613
      • Dec 31, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $905,291
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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