Sign in

My Girl

1991·Movie
1h 43min·PG
65
GoodGoodWatch score

Watch

Set your services

My Girl fingerprint

A , comedy: , but never childish, .

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

Feel

Story

Look

About

When your Dad's an undertaker, your Mom's in heaven, and your Grandma's got a screw loose...it's good to have a friend who understands you. Even if he is a boy.

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
Poignant Coming-of-AgeSummer NostalgiaGrief and LossHeartbreaking EndingQuirky Small-Town LifeFriendship BondFirst Love CrushesEmotional CatharsisClassic 90s Drama

Crew

Directed by:
Written by:
Produced by:
Composed by:

Sequels and Prequels

My Girl
My Girl (1991)
GoodWatch score 65
My Girl 2
My Girl 2 (1994)
GoodWatch score 40

Media

Questions about My Girl

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream My Girl?

In the United States, My Girl streams on Sony Pictures Core, and it is free with ads on BYUtv. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 62 other countries.

Is My Girl worth watching?

65
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, and Metacritic 56). Audiences rate it higher (75 out of 100) than critics (57).

Is there a sequel to My Girl?

  1. My Girl (1991)
  2. My Girl 2 (1994)

Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by My Girl 2 (1994).

Is My Girl okay for kids?

PGDisturbing imagery

Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will My Girl make me laugh?

A touch

Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.

Is My Girl plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was My Girl a box office hit?

Budget$17 million
Box office$59 million

Yes: it cost about $17 million to make and earned $59 million worldwide, 3.5 times its budget.