Valley Girl fingerprintBig heart, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
History, growing up, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Valley Girl is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, nostalgic, and hopeful. Much of it is about growing up.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy.
History, growing up, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, growing up, and pop culture. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Valley Girl is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 39 min
Valley Girl runs 1 h 39 min.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 70 out of 100, so both groups see Valley Girl much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $350,000 to make and earned $17 million worldwide, 49.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+110GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Valley Girl in 124 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for Valley Girl, including Valley Girl, Star-Crossed Lovers, Jerkass.
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