Welcome to the Dollhouse
“Not all girls want to play with dolls.”
1995 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by 
Todd Solondz
Todd SolondzCast
Heather Matarazzo Christina Brucato Victoria Davis Christina Vidal Siri Howard Brendan Sexton III
Credits
Written by: Todd Solondz
Plot
An awkward, unpopular seventh-grader in suburban New Jersey, Dawn Wiener, is bullied at school and ignored at home, in a funny, painful, black comedy of adolescence.
Sinekatalog’s take
A funny, painful and uncomfortable comedy of adolescence.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (41,089 votes)
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