This article is about the film. For the book, see How to Build a Girl (novel).
How to Build a Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Coky Giedroyc
Screenplay by
Caitlin Moran
Based on
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran
Produced by
Alison Owen
Debra Hayward
Starring
Beanie Feldstein
Paddy Considine
Sarah Solemani
Alfie Allen
Frank Dillane
Laurie Kynaston
Arinzé Kene
Tadhg Murphy
Ziggy Heath
Bobby Schofield
Chris O'Dowd
Joanna Scanlan
Emma Thompson
Cinematography
Hubert Taczanowski
Edited by
Gary Dollner
Gareth C. Scales
Music by
Oli Julian
Production companies
Film4
Tango Entertainment
Protagonist Pictures
Monumental Pictures
Distributed by
Lionsgate (United Kingdom)
IFC Films (United States)
Release dates
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) (TIFF)
8 May 2020 (2020-05-08) (United States)
24 July 2020 (2020-07-24) (United Kingdom)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
Countries
United Kingdom
United States
Language
English
Box office
$70,632[2]
How to Build a Girl is a 2019 coming-of-age comedy film directed by Coky Giedroyc, from a screenplay by Caitlin Moran, based on her 2014 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Johanna Morrigan, an aspiring music journalist in 1990s Wolverhampton. It stars Beanie Feldstein, Paddy Considine, Sarah Solemani, Alfie Allen, Frank Dillane, Laurie Kynaston, Arinzé Kene, Tadhg Murphy, Ziggy Heath, Bobby Schofield, Chris O'Dowd, Joanna Scanlan and Emma Thompson.
How to Build a Girl had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2019 and won the FIPRESCI Special Presentations award.[3] The film was released in the United States on 8 May 2020 by IFC Films and in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2020 by Lionsgate.
^"How to Build a Girl". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^"How to Build a Girl – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^Hipes, Patrick (12 September 2019). "Toronto Film Festival Jury Winners: 'Martin Eden', 'Murmur', 'How To Build A Girl'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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