
Release Date
May 11, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
September 11, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Patricia Riggen
Writer
Hiram Martinez
Cast
Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Cierra Ramirez, Patricia Arquette, Raini Rodriguez, Eugenio Derbez
Studio
Running Time
90 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content including crude references, and drinking - all involving teens
Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford (Matthew Modine), to give her daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez) the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad's English teacher, Ms. Armstrong (Patricia Arquette), introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, Ansiedad is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker (Eugenio Derbez), Ansiedad... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Review by Nathan Samdahl (C+)
Girl in Progress is a film that has a lot of positive elements, but that never hits its stride. It's a film I wanted to like more than I did. Full movie review »
Girl in Progress is a film that has a lot of positive elements, but that never hits its stride. It's a film I wanted to like more than I did. Full movie review »