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By Anne Cohen (87) for Refinery29 (181) on 22 Aug 2018

[It's] a thought-provoking, incisive look at sexual politics in the workplace that's as dramatic and heartfelt as it is funny…

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By Aramide Tinubu (61) for Shadow and Act (97) on 22 Aug 2018

Support the Girls works well, not just because of Hall who helps bring dignity to what could very well be a very degrading world and job, but…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 22 Aug 2018

One of the pleasures of Support the Girls is that it explores the constant fender-benders of sex, race, class, and age without ever coming…

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By Charles Barfield (33) for The Playlist (3,871) on 22 Aug 2018

A rare film with a heart of gold and a fresh perspective on the lives of marginalized people, Support the Girls effortlessly but sincerely…

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By Sam Adams (514) for Slate (2,081) on 22 Aug 2018

It’s a movie whose minor characters are cleanly etched without resorting to types, so richly detailed that you can imagine them living full…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 22 Aug 2018

Mr. Bujalski, who wrote as well as directed, doesn’t lean on shocks and big moments to spark tension or spur the narrative…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 22 Aug 2018

At a little over 90 minutes, Support the Girls has the brash trappings, if not the longevity, of a “Cheers”-style sitcom, and its generous…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Aug 2018

This is a clever comedy about working-class women, and a sly, entertaining commentary on the insidious effects of gender inequality…

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By Johanna Schneller (84) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 22 Aug 2018

Bujalski (a member of the indie cabal known as mumblecore) sticks to the truth of Lisa’s life – there’s no air-punching triumph at the…

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By Kathy Fennessy (88) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 22 Aug 2018

[Bujalski's] found a sly way to make his most political film, since he weaves current issues, like racial equity and illegal immigration, into…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 22 Aug 2018

Support the Girls is one of the sneakiest bait-and-switches at the movies this year…

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By Amelia Nierenberg (5) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 22 Aug 2018

Herein lies the quiet magic of Support the Girls — the reason to see it, the reason that keeps it coming back from the recesses of a reviewer’s…

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By Mark Jenkins (515) for NPR (1,713) on 22 Aug 2018

A sometimes winning but fatally underwritten workplace comedy…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 22 Aug 2018

It's comical and just a little bit sad. Chronicling life's mundane, minor tragedies are Bujalski's stock in trade…

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By Graham Fuller (154) for Culture Trip (49) on 22 Aug 2018

As scrappy and noisy as it is - Southern rock blares away on the soundtrack - Support the Girls is a laid-back working-class movie that's ideal…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for Sly Fox (88) on 22 Aug 2018

Remember how the indie-flick Paterson (2016) managed to elevate a lowly New Jersey poet/bus driver…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Week (85) on 22 Aug 2018

Lots of movies like to tell stories about grit, determination, and perseverance…

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By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 22 Aug 2018

Support the Girls could have been a tragedy, a comedy, or a rallying cry, but in reality it's all of them at once…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 22 Aug 2018

A bit too airless at times, more valuable as a study of marvelous acting than an offering of captivating storytelling…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 22 Aug 2018

[Hall] anchors the antics with mother-hen authority that doesn't disguise a bone-deep melancholy about how she ended up where she's at…

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