Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- humane
- tense
- indie movie night
- character-driven drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed the film's witty handling of serious social themes, Regina Hall's commanding lead performance, and its talented ensemble.
What sets it apart
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Lisa's management of Double Whammies is shown through customer demands, staff problems, interviews, errands, and crisis management across one workday.
Lisa acts as a den mother to the bar's women while absorbing customers' hostility, staff distress, and the consequences of the business's exploitative fantasy.
The plot follows one trying day at Double Whammies as personal, professional, and financial pressures pile up on Lisa.
The film balances wit and ensemble warmth with Lisa's battered optimism, strained marriage, precarious job, and the bar's hollow commercial fantasy.
Films like Support the Girls, and why
The Florida Project
naturalistic workplace comedy, female solidarity, and an emotionally bruised working-class ensemble
Certain Women
grounded character drama, economic precarity, and compassionate female-centered storytelling
Funny Ha Ha
witty independent comedy, intimate social observation, and unconventional workplace dynamics
Frances Ha
female friendship, class anxiety, and sharp but humane contemporary American comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Bujalski
- Release Date
- 2018-08-24
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (197)
Cast
- Regina Hall
- Haley Lu Richardson
- Shayna McHayle
- James Le Gros
- Dylan Gelula
- Lea DeLaria
- AJ Michalka
- Christopher Weimer
- Brooklyn Decker
- Jana Kramer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Support the Girls about?
- Across one punishing shift at a Texas sports bar, a fiercely caring manager tries to keep her staff, customers, and own optimism from falling apart.
- What is Support the Girls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Support the Girls as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Support the Girls violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Support the Girls as mild.
- What did critics think of Support the Girls?
- Critics broadly acclaimed the film's witty handling of serious social themes, Regina Hall's commanding lead performance, and its talented ensemble.
- Which films are like Support the Girls?
- Films with a similar feel include The Florida Project, Certain Women, Funny Ha Ha, and Frances Ha.
- How long is Support the Girls?
- Support the Girls runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Support the Girls?
- In United States, Support the Girls streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
