The Starling Girl

Name: The Starling Girl
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023-05-12
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt, Jimmi Simpson, Claire Elizabeth Green

2023·Movie·R·116 min·★ 6.4(77)

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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.

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Where to watch The Starling Girl in United States

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Where is The Starling Girl streaming around the world?

Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	MUBI	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
France	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, VIVA by videofutur
Brazil	Globoplay	—
Japan	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—

About The Starling Girl

The Starling Girl is a 2023 English-language drama film directed by Laurel Parmet. The cast is led by Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt. It has a runtime of 1h 56m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads.

The Starling Girl was produced by 2AM, Pinky Promise, and Sons of Rigor Films and made in United Kingdom and United States of America. It was released on May 12, 2023, and carries a R certification.

Director: Laurel Parmet
Writers: Laurel Parmet
Release date: May 12, 2023
OTT release: July 11, 2023
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: 2AM, Pinky Promise, Sons of Rigor Films

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The Starling Girl cast & crew

The Starling Girl was directed by Laurel Parmet and written by Laurel Parmet.

The cast features Eliza Scanlen as Jem Starling, Lewis Pullman as Owen Taylor, Wrenn Schmidt as Heidi Starling, Jimmi Simpson as Paul Starling, Claire Elizabeth Green as Rebecca Starling, and Austin Abrams as Ben Taylor.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ben Schneider, cinematography is by Brian Lannin, and it was produced by Kara Durrett and Kevin Rowe.

Is The Starling Girl worth watching?

The Starling Girl holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 77 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 56m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Starling Girl is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Starling Girl

In United States, you can stream The Starling Girl on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Kanopy, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on July 11, 2023.

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