Unhappy Carnelle Scott is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.' She throws herself into a do-or-die effort to win the Mississippi town's big talent contest, an honor won ten years ago by her older sister and unattainable role model Elain.
Not for scares.
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GoodWatch score 74April 28, 1989 · 1 h 42 min · PG
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In the United States, Miss Firecracker streams on Prime, Philo, Fandor, Shout! Factory, and Cineverse, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Kanopy, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 130 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 58). Critics rate it higher (70 out of 100) than audiences (56).
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
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