Movie · 2017 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 34m · R · English
Curator score: 8.2/10 (3.3M ratings)
Fly away home.
Overview
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Ratings
Curator score: 8.2/10
IMDb: 7.4/10
Letterboxd: 3.83/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
Metacritic: 93
TMDB: 7.3/10
Director
Greta Gerwig
Production
IAC Films, Scott Rudin Productions, Entertainment 360
Cast
Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Lois Smith, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Odeya Rush, Jordan Rodrigues, Marielle Scott, John Karna, Jake McDorman, Bayne Gibby, Laura Marano, Marietta DePrima, Daniel Zovatto, Kristen Cloke, Andy Buckley, Paul Keller
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharply observed, deeply felt coming-of-age film that balances humor, irritation, and tenderness with unusual precision. Its emotional power comes from how honestly it captures the push-pull between a daughter and mother, and how ordinary adolescent longing can feel monumental.
Best for
coming-of-age dramas with wit and bite
mother-daughter stories
viewers who like emotionally precise character studies
fans of naturalistic teen life and first-love awkwardness
audiences who appreciate bittersweet endings
Skip if
you want high-concept plotting or big twists
you dislike emotionally raw family conflict
you prefer broad teen comedy over grounded realism
you’re not in the mood for nostalgia-laced melancholy
Overview
Lady Bird is one of the rare coming-of-age films that feels both specific and universal. It understands how adolescence is made up of tiny humiliations, impulsive declarations, and private fantasies of escape, all rendered with a light touch that never undercuts the pain underneath.
Worth noting
The film’s greatest strength is the mother-daughter relationship, which is written with such exactness that every argument lands like a history lesson. It’s funny, prickly, and devastating in equal measure, and the movie trusts that love can look like criticism, control, sacrifice, and exasperation all at once.
Bottom line
Greta Gerwig stages Sacramento as a lived-in emotional map rather than a postcard, and the result is a story that feels intimate without being small. By the end, it has transformed familiar teen-movie material into something quietly profound about identity, class, family, and the ache of leaving home.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Matt Singer (5★) · 29471 likes
Two names. Two boyfriends. Two best friends. Two semesters. Two school plays. Two dances. Two parties. Two distinct relationships with her parents. Two potential colleges. Two churches. And a hundred million kajillion tears for the scene at the airport.
˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ (5★) · 28210 likes
"I wish that you liked me."
"Of course I love you."
sree (5★) · 21840 likes
WELL I HOPE NOT CUZ I'D FUCKING KILL YOUR FAMILY
Mike Ginn (5★) · 20049 likes
So moved that I’m about to accept my mom’s follow request on instagram
2016 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 45m · R · Curator 6.1/10 (974.1K ratings) · Where to watch: Hulu
A sharp, funny, and emotionally honest teen portrait with a similarly prickly lead and a strong sense of adolescent self-importance colliding with real vulnerability.
2019 · Drama, Romance · 2h 15m · PG · Curator 9.3/10 (2.9M ratings) · Where to watch: Hulu
For viewers drawn to Gerwig’s emotional intelligence, family dynamics, and tender attention to young women defining themselves against home and history.