Comedy

New Waterford Girl (2000): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: New Waterford Girl
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2000-07-26
Duration: 1 h 37 min

New Waterford Girl is a 2000 comedy directed by Allan Moyle. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes and earned $774,469 worldwide. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including Canadian Film Jury Special Citations for Acting at the TIFF 1999. Critics gave it 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.8/10.

IMDb rating: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
worldwide gross: $774.5K
award won: 1

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Released: July 26, 2000
Runtime: 1h 37m (97 min)
Director: Allan Moyle
Genre: Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: Alliance Atlantis Communications
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is New Waterford Girl About?

The premise of New Waterford Girl without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A free-spirited outsider named Lou arrives in a small Canadian town, disrupting the established norms and offering an unexpected path to freedom for Mooney. Together, they hatch a plan to escape their mundane lives and pursue their dreams. However, their journey is challenged by the difficulties and limitations of a world that doesn't easily welcome change or unconventional aspirations.

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Crew

The Director of New Waterford Girl

Directed by Allan Moyle.

Director Allan Moyle

From the director

More from Allan Moyle

More films directed by Allan Moyle, best-rated first: Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records, Weirdsville and Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.

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Ratings

New Waterford Girl Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave New Waterford Girl 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.8/10.

IMDb

6.8 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

92% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 85%
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Metacritic

72 Metascore

User score 3.8
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TMDB

68% User score
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Plot

New Waterford Girl Plot Summary

What happens in New Waterford Girl from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Agnes-Marie “Mooney” Pottie is a 15-year-old girl, often seen as the black sheep of her family, who is growing increasingly weary of life in the isolated coastal community of New Waterford. She’s recognized as an exceptional student by her depressive, semi-alcoholic English teacher, Cecil Sweeney, who, unfortunately, harbors an inappropriate crush on her that is not returned. Believing in her potential, Cecil encourages Mooney to attend an arts school in New York City. Although she secures a scholarship, her religious parents, Francis and Cookie, flatly refuse to allow her to go.

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