Story Line
17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.
Top Cast
Eliza Scanlen
Jem Starling
Lewis Pullman
Owen Taylor
Wrenn Schmidt
Heidi Starling
Jimmi Simpson
Paul Starling
Claire Elizabeth Green
Rebecca Starling
Austin Abrams
Ben Taylor
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Rating
6.4/ 10
Release Date
2023-05-12
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (3)
Manuel São Bento
7/10
•5/13/2023FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://thatshelf.com/the-starling-girl-review/
"The Starling Girl addresses the impact of religion on young women's lives, particularly tackling how sexuality, love, freedom, and personal identity relate to fundamentali...
Brent Marchant
7/10
•1/16/2024What’s required to attain acceptance from others? That’s a tricky question, especially for those who are going through the coming of age process. It can be even more confounding for those who are part of a community that demands rigid conformity on a...
Horseface
9/10
•4/10/2024Wonderful. Almost perfect. A gripping and moving story, small and intimate in style, but colossal in impact. Great performances all round, particularly the searing one by Eliza Scanlen, whom I hadn't heard of before, but I'll be looking forward to se...