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Mistress America

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
27K
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Mistress America (2015)
Tracy is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke - a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town - she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke's alluringly mad schemes.
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  • Drama
A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
27K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Noah Baumbach
  • Writers
    • Noah Baumbach
    • Greta Gerwig
  • Stars
    • Greta Gerwig
    • Lola Kirke
    • Shana Dowdeswell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Noah Baumbach
  • Writers
    • Noah Baumbach
    • Greta Gerwig
  • Stars
    • Greta Gerwig
    • Lola Kirke
    • Shana Dowdeswell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 215Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos15

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:34
    Official Trailer
    Youre Funny
    Clip 0:31
    Youre Funny
    Seeking Answers
    Clip 1:18
    Seeking Answers
    Who Are These People
    Clip 0:47
    Who Are These People
    Why Are You Here
    Clip 1:04
    Why Are You Here
    Red Pants
    Clip 1:11
    Red Pants
    Welcome To The Great White Way
    Clip 0:29
    Welcome To The Great White Way
    Interview
    Interview 5:55
    Interview
    Interview
    Interview 4:43
    Interview
    Interview
    Interview 4:12
    Interview
    Greta Gerwig
    Interview 7:00
    Greta Gerwig
    Lola Kirke
    Interview 3:33
    Lola Kirke

    Photos138

    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)
    Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson in Mistress America (2015)
    Noah Baumbach in Mistress America (2015)

    Top cast

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    Greta Gerwig
    Greta Gerwig
    • Brookeas Brooke
    Lola Kirke
    Lola Kirke
    • Tracyas Tracy
    Shana Dowdeswell
    Shana Dowdeswell
    • Ruthas Ruth
    Shelby Rebecca Wong
    • Lauraas Laura
    Alfred Macadam
    • Professor #1as Professor #1
    Amy Warren
    • Counseloras Counselor
    Sharon Washington
    Sharon Washington
    • Professor #2as Professor #2
    Morgan Lynch
    • Studentas Student
    Andrea McKinnon
    Andrea McKinnon
    • Hallway Girlas Hallway Girl
    • (as Andrea Chen)
    Shoba Narayan
    Shoba Narayan
    • Hallway Girlas Hallway Girl
    • (as Shoba Narayanan)
    Kathryn Erbe
    Kathryn Erbe
    • Tracy's Momas Tracy's Mom
    Jasmine Cephas Jones
    Jasmine Cephas Jones
    • Nicoletteas Nicolette
    Matthew Shear
    Matthew Shear
    • Tonyas Tony
    Colin Stokes
    • Mobius Guyas Mobius Guy
    Juliet Brett
    Juliet Brett
    • Tiny Girlas Tiny Girl
    Gretchen Young
    • Work Study Womanas Work Study Woman
    David Longstreth
    • The Bandas The Band
    Amber Coffman
    • The Bandas The Band
    • Director
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Writers
      • Noah Baumbach
      • Greta Gerwig
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the scene where actresses Greta Gerwig & Lola Kirke are looking through a closet, director Noah Baumbach did 55 takes.
    • Goofs
      When Brooke's former high school classmate Anna Wheeler approaches Brooke and Tracy in the bar, Anna mentions that she and her husband have recently seen the play Other Desert Cities, which began previews at the Booth Theatre on October 12, 2011 and closed on June 17, 2012. If the film occurs during Tracy's first semester of college and culminates with Thanksgiving dinner with Brooke at Veselka, then the film would occur in fall 2011. However, when the would-be stepsisters walk through Times Square, a marquee for the revival of Annie is visible. The most recent Broadway revival ran at the Palace Theatre from October 3, 2012 (first preview) to January 5, 2014.
    • Quotes

      [Last lines]

      Tracy: [narrating] Meadow had made rich fat women less fat, and rich stupid kids less stupid, and lame rich men less lame. And she wanted so badly to be on the other side... to be fat and stupid and lame and rich. But what she couldn't see most of all, more than she couldn't see that she was never going to get the restaurant, was that those people were *nothing* compared to her. They were matches to her bonfire. She was the last cowboy, all romance and failure. The world was changing, and her kind didn't have anywhere to go. Being a beacon of hope for lesser people... is a lonely business.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Anderson Cooper/Greta Gerwig/Tig Notaro (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Souvenir
      Written by Martin Cooper and Paul Humphreys

      Performed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews72

    Review
    Top review
    "Mistress" Misses
    I'm a big Noah Baumbach fan. He is completely able to come up with clever, simple, original ideas and make a usually great movie out of them; but to my dismay, Baumbach's "Mistress America" is a bit of a miss.

    The story was very nice, but the writing's cheap/obvious execution ruins it. There is a famous saying that originates from Anton Chekhov that is commonly used in film schools: "show don't tell." This picture breaks that simple saying in almost all of its lines, as characters will just randomly blurt out how they feel - all while keeping a neutral look on their face.

    Baumbach has also made a living out of his quick wit and intellectual humor, but unfortunately in "Mistress America," he decided to throw intellect out the window.

    There are a few redeeming factors: its Woody Allen-esque use of camera-work, fitting choice of music, and easy to like characters.

    Though it doesn't live up to his previous films, "Mistress America" should be watched by Baumbach fans. If you don't like him, you won't like this; and if you haven't seen his other work, I recommend you watch that instead.
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    • jacobcornblatt
    • Aug 21, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Phụ Nữ Kiểu Mỹ
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • RT Features
      • TSG Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,500,431
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $93,206
      • Aug 16, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,340,737
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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