Review of Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) by Sunil J — 29 Mar 2009

Heather Matarazzo is so cute in her own pathetic loser way. Very funny movie.

This review of Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) was written by Sunil J on 29 Mar 2009.

Welcome to the Dollhouse has generally received very positive reviews.

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