Girl Lost
A teenage girl raised in prostitution clings to a dangerous romance as her only imaginable path toward freedom.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- harrowing
- bleak
- intimate
- serious drama night
- social issue film viewing
What critics said
The limited aggregate reception is positive, with praise focused on the film's committed execution and intense subject matter.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Shara is fifteen and raised by a mother who expects her to generate income through prostitution.
Shara's relationship with drug-addicted street hustler Jamie becomes her imagined route out of prostitution.
The film centers on prostitution, forced exploitation, addiction, and runaway life in Los Angeles and Venice Beach.
Shara and Jamie dream of leaving together, but their pasts make reinvention harrowing and difficult.
Films like Girl Lost, and why
Precious
shared bleak social realism, exploitation themes, and young protagonists trapped by poverty
The Florida Project
shared gritty independent drama, sex-work setting, and intimate focus on marginalized women
Fish Tank
shared coming-of-age drama, criminal underworld, and desperate attempts to escape an abusive environment
Movie Details
- Director
- Robin Bain
- Release Date
- 2018-05-01
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (146)
Cast
- Felix Ryan
- Jessica Taylor Haid
- Emily Cheree
- Robin Bain
- James Seaman
- Misha Suvorov
- Evana Alexeeva
- Madison Casas
- Nicole I. Butler
- George Capacete
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Troma NOW, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, MovieMe
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Girl Lost about?
- A teenage girl raised in prostitution clings to a dangerous romance as her only imaginable path toward freedom.
- What is Girl Lost like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Girl Lost as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Girl Lost violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Girl Lost as mild.
- What did critics think of Girl Lost?
- The limited aggregate reception is positive, with praise focused on the film's committed execution and intense subject matter.
- Which films are like Girl Lost?
- Films with a similar feel include Precious, The Florida Project, and Fish Tank.
- How long is Girl Lost?
- Girl Lost runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Girl Lost?
- In United States, Girl Lost streams on Troma NOW, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel.
