Review of Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) by Alex Y — 11 Jun 2008

Finally a kid's movie that's not rated PG.

This review of Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) was written by Alex Y on 11 Jun 2008.

Welcome to the Dollhouse has generally received very positive reviews.

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