Good Girl Jane is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz and starring Rain Spencer and Andie MacDowell.[1] It is based on Mintz's 2017 short film of the same name. It won the 2022 US Narrative Competition at Tribeca with Spencer winning Best Performance.

Good Girl Jane
Directed bySarah Elizabeth Mintz
Screenplay bySarah Elizabeth Mintz
Based onGood Girl Jane
by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz
Produced by
  • Dominique Telson
  • Fred Bernstein
  • Lauren Pratt
  • Simone Williams
StarringRain Spencer
Andie MacDowell
CinematographyJake Saner
Edited byHarrison Atkins
Music byKent Sparling
Production
company
Astute Films
Distributed byTribeca Films
Release date
  • June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) (Tribeca)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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Production

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Filming began in Los Angeles in March 2020, before production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The film later resumed and completed one year later in March 2021.[1]

Release

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The film premiered on June 11, 2022, at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3]

Reception

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Good Girl Jane has a rating of 70% based on 10 critics' reviews on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

Kristen Lopez of IndieWire gave the film a negative review and wrote, "It’s hard to shake how hollow everything feels within “Good Girl Jane.” For all the individual performances, the feature never comes off as more than a supersized short film, with certain scenes playing like filler to get to a nearly two-hour running time."[5]

Accolades

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At the Tribeca Festival, the film won the Founders’ Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature and Rain Spencer won the Best Performance award.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (March 25, 2021). "Andie MacDowell, Patrick Gibson Set for Addiction Drama 'Good Girl Jane'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Hammond, Caleb (June 30, 2022). "Good Girl Jane Writer-Director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz Wrote A 'Page Turny, Black List'-y Script – Then Tossed It and Started Over". MovieMaker. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (April 19, 2022). "Tribeca Festival Lineup Includes 'Corner Office' With Jon Hamm, Ray Romano's 'Somewhere In Queens', More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Good Girl Jane". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Lopez, Kristen (June 15, 2022). "'Good Girl Jane' Review: A Harrowing Teen Drama That's Ultimately Hollow". IndieWire. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (June 16, 2022). "Tribeca Festival Winners: 'Good Girl Jane' Best Feature; 'The Cave Of Adullam', 'January' Take Top Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
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