Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- tragic
- glamorous
- historical drama night
- biopic marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an unconvincing and ill-focused portrait of Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol, while consistently praising Sienna Miller's performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Edie Sedgwick's rise and decline are dramatized within New York's 1960s art and celebrity circles.
Warhol's studio promises Edie stardom while the surrounding artistic milieu benefits from her image and vulnerability.
Edie moves from wealthy Radcliffe dropout to New York sensation before losing her grip on reality.
The film emphasizes galleries, studios, interviews, and the visually charged social world surrounding Warhol's Factory.
Films like Factory Girl, and why
Gia
biographical drama about a charismatic young woman drawn into an exploitative artistic milieu, with melancholic cautionary tones
The Runaways
stylized portrait of fame, artistic celebrity, addiction, and destructive relationships in a bohemian cultural scene
Factory Girl
music-adjacent biographical drama portraying counterculture, celebrity, substance abuse, and personal decline
Pollock
period biographical drama centered on a gifted outsider whose rise within an artistic world becomes psychologically and emotionally corrosive
Movie Details
- Director
- George Hickenlooper
- Release Date
- 2006-12-29
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (276)
Cast
- Sienna Miller
- Guy Pearce
- Hayden Christensen
- Mena Suvari
- Jimmy Fallon
- Tara Summers
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Jack Huston
- Armin Amiri
- Shawn Hatosy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Factory Girl about?
- A wealthy young woman seeking stardom enters Andy Warhol's Factory scene and discovers the personal cost of becoming an icon.
- What is Factory Girl like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Factory Girl as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Factory Girl violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Factory Girl as mild.
- What did critics think of Factory Girl?
- Critics broadly found the film an unconvincing and ill-focused portrait of Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol, while consistently praising Sienna Miller's performance.
- Which films are like Factory Girl?
- Films with a similar feel include Gia, The Runaways, Factory Girl, and Pollock.
- How long is Factory Girl?
- Factory Girl runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Factory Girl?
- In United States, Factory Girl streams on fuboTV, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
