Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- nostalgic
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- nostalgic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film charming and appealing, praising its performances and feminist spirit while noting an uneven blend of nostalgia, melodrama, and farce.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Verena, Odette, Abby, and their classmates devise a coordinated campaign against the proposed merger with the boys' academy.
The prep-school students' rebellion is framed through a warmly nostalgic 1960s setting and period social expectations.
The central action turns on students' increasingly outrageous efforts to sabotage the planned institutional merger.
The film foregrounds the bonds and shared agency of a wild group of girls, with Verena and Odette among its principal figures.
Films like Strike!, and why
The Baby-Sitters Club
female-led coming-of-age comedy centered on friendship, adolescent rebellion, and gender expectations
Clueless
nostalgic teen comedy with female friendship, school hierarchies, and spirited resistance to authority
Animal House
rebellious school comedy combining ensemble camaraderie, social satire, and rowdy humor
Mona Lisa Smile
female-centered period coming-of-age drama about solidarity, independence, and challenging restrictive institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- Sarah Kernochan
- Release Date
- 1998-08-21
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (136)
Cast
- Kirsten Dunst
- Gaby Hoffmann
- Lynn Redgrave
- Tom Guiry
- Rachael Leigh Cook
- Vincent Kartheiser
- Monica Keena
- Matthew Lawrence
- Heather Matarazzo
- Merritt Wever
Common questions
- What is Strike! about?
- A spirited group of 1960s prep-school girls wages a comic campaign of sabotage when their all-girls academy is threatened with a merger.
- What is Strike! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Strike! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Strike! violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Strike!.
- What did critics think of Strike!?
- Critics broadly found the film charming and appealing, praising its performances and feminist spirit while noting an uneven blend of nostalgia, melodrama, and farce.
- Which films are like Strike!?
- Films with a similar feel include The Baby-Sitters Club, Clueless, Animal House, and Mona Lisa Smile.
- How long is Strike!?
- Strike! runs 97 minutes.
