My Girl
When your Dad's an undertaker, your Mom's in heaven, and your Grandma's got a screw loose...it's good to have a friend who understands you. Even if he is a boy.
1991 • 103 min • Comedy · Drama
Synopsis
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 74 Audience · 2339 · 49%
Vada, an 11-year-old girl in the 1970s, lives with her funeral director father and is preoccupied with death. She navigates first crushes, summer adventures, and the complexities of grief and loss with her best friend, Thomas J.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- A central character experiences a tragic death
- Some moments of sadness and emotional intensity
What it models well
- Coping with grief and loss
- The power of friendship
- Embracing change
- Navigating family relationships
Talk about it after
- Processing big emotions like sadness and anger
- Understanding different kinds of families
- The concept of death and how people grieve
- The importance of open communication
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Top billed cast
Director: Howard Zieff • Crew: Laurice Elehwany
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers*My Girl* (1991) is one of those movies that lingers long after the credits roll. At its core, it's a coming-of-age story that beautifully captures childhood innocence, friendship, and the tough lessons that come with growing up. The plot unfolds naturally, taking its time to let you connect with the characters, making the emotional moments hit even harder.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.4/10 (2,339)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $17,000,000
- Box office
- $59,490,000
- Franchise
- My Girl Collection
- IMDb
- tt0102492
- Official site
- sonypictures.com