The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015 102 min ★ 6.6 Drama, Romance, Comedy

Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.

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Cast

Bel Powley

Minnie Goetze

Kristen Wiig

Charlotte Worthington

Alexander Skarsgård

Monroe Rutherford

Christopher Meloni

Pascal MacCorkill

Austin Lyon

Ricky Wasserman

Madeleine Waters

Kimmie Minter

Margarita Levieva

Tabatha

Quinn Nagle

Chuck Saunders

Abby Wait

Gretel

John Parsons

Burt

Details

Director

Marielle Heller

Screenplay

Marielle Heller

Tagline

"Sex, drugs, and recordings of it all."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$1,477,002

Production

Archer Gray, Cold Iron Pictures, Caviar

Reviews

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Reno

October 14, 2016

★ 7/10

**A teen girl's sexual exploration.** Well, the first thing is this film is not for everyone. Because the contents were too strong for being a teen theme. That means it is good for the grown ups to watch. The story of a 15 year old girl in the 70s living with her mother and small sister. It begins when her sexual urges takes off, her first with a middle aged man. So she documents everything and...

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Alunauwie

September 30, 2025

★ 8/10

The Diary of a Teenage Girl explores the emotional and psychological journey of Minnie, a 15-year-old girl growing up in a dysfunctional family environment. Through unique visual storytelling, including animation and voice recordings, the film presents her struggle with identity, love, and self-worth. The story reveals how a lack of parental affection and a toxic environment influence her misguide...