# How to Build a Girl (2020)

> A financially struggling teenager invents a flamboyant music-critic persona to escape provincial hardship and discover who she really wants to be.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/399898

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Coky Giedroyc
- Cast: Beanie Feldstein, Paddy Considine, Sarah Solemani, Alfie Allen, Frank Dillane, Laurie Kynaston, Arinzé Kene, Tadhg Murphy
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4193072/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, earnest, warm, lazy sunday, teen movie night

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