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The Good Girl
2002
· Movie
· 93 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3466
- IMDb #3740
- Rotten Tomatoes #2403
- Metacritic #1687
- Letterboxd #3905
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1847
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3435
- Metacritic Critics #1376
- Metacritic Audience #2416
- Criticker #2271
- Kinopoisk #4341
- AlloCiné #4894
- Trakt #4728
Every rating
43–82
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 82. Critics average 76, everyone else 61.
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Details
- Director
- Miguel Arteta
- Writer
- Mike White
- Released
- 7 August 2002
- Country
- Netherlands, Germany, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $16.9M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 12 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Screenplay | Mike White | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Film | The Good Girl | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Female Lead | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Male | John C. Reilly | Nominee |
| Hollywood Film Awards 2002 | Hollywood Actress Award | Jennifer Aniston | Winner |
| Online Film Critics Society 2002 | Best Actress | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | John C. Reilly | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2002 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Mike White | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Good Girl | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | John C. Reilly | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure | Jennifer Aniston | Winner |
| Choice Movie Breakout Star – Male | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Liar | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Liplock | Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Actress Award | Jennifer Aniston | Winner |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | John C. Reilly | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jennifer Aniston | Nominee |