The Wrong Girls
Two cash-strapped best friends are hurled into a telepathic identity crisis when a mistaken identity case collides with an experimental drug.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- paranoid
- late night
- stoner movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frankie and Molly live paycheck to paycheck, making their mistaken-identity crisis especially destabilizing.
Telepathy and the division between Frankie and Frances intensify the central identity confusion.
The plot explicitly centers on two codependent best friends whose bond is tested by escalating chaos.
Bong use and an experimental drug connect the characters’ everyday habits to the film’s paranoid speculative complications.
Films like The Wrong Girls, and why
Pineapple Express
stoner comedy, criminal chaos, irreverent humor, and a friendship-driven escalation
Sorry to Bother You
surreal speculative premise, offbeat comedy, and social unease beneath a scrappy independent sensibility
Booksmart
female friendship, irreverent humor, youthful dysfunction, and affectionate outsider energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Dylan Meyer
- Release Date
- 2026-08-14
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (33)
Cast
- Kristen Stewart
- Alia Shawkat
- LaKeith Stanfield
- Zack Fox
- Tony Hale
- Chris Estrada
- Thomas La Barbera Christensen
- Thor Knai
- Thomas Nicholson
- Seth Rogen
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Wrong Girls about?
- Two cash-strapped best friends are hurled into a telepathic identity crisis when a mistaken identity case collides with an experimental drug.
- What is The Wrong Girls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Wrong Girls as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Wrong Girls violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Wrong Girls as mild.
- Which films are like The Wrong Girls?
- Films with a similar feel include Pineapple Express, Sorry to Bother You, and Booksmart.
- How long is The Wrong Girls?
- The Wrong Girls runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Wrong Girls?
- In United States, The Wrong Girls is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
