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Film · 2017

Lady Bird

Directed by Greta Gerwig · starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts

  • 1 h 34 min
  • 15
  • Comedy
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 15 February 2018
  • 8.3 AverageMovieNCo
  • 8.1 Users28 votes
  • 8.5 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) is a teenager who moves to northern California to attend her last year of high school there. Christine lives in the wrong side of the track and dreams of becoming a leading artist and being able to live on the east coast of the United States, a fact that will make the young woman try to find her own way, redefining her name calling herself Lady Bird and fleeing from the protective presence of her mother (Laurie Metcalf).

Solitary debut as director of the actress Greta Gerwig who has win 2 Golden Globes and 5 Oscar nominations including best actress, best supporting actress, best direction, best original screenplay and best movie.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
94 min1 hour and 34 minutes
Budget
$10mA24
Box office
$48.3m4.8 times its budget
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Lady Bird?
1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Lady Bird released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 15 February 2018.
Who directed Lady Bird?
Greta Gerwig.
Who is in Lady Bird?
It stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts and Timothée Chalamet.
Where can I watch Lady Bird?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Mubi and with a channel on Apple TV and the Prime Video channel on Mubi.
How much did Lady Bird make?
It took $48.3 million in US. It cost $10 million.
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Cast

Full cast (23)
Director
Greta Gerwig
Writers
Greta Gerwig
Producers
Scott Rudin
Cinematography
Sam Levy

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
Trailer 'Lady Bird' 2:3321 October 2017

Photos and posters

All 18 photos

Reviews

All 6 reviews
8.1 28 votes
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What the critics say average 8.5 from 5 outlets

  • 9.1 IndiewireEric Kohn Lady Bird is both snarky and sincere ? a touching, markedly feminine ode to growing up that never takes its familiarity. Read
  • 9.0 VarietyPeter Debruge The real surprise is just how honest and personal this film proves to be. Read
  • 9.0 The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy "Modestly scaled but creatively ambitious, it succeeds on its own terms as a piquant audience pleaser." Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $10m
  • US $48.3m
  • UK £5.1m

Awards

All the awards

Soundtrack

All 28 songs
  1. With Fun in My LifeJames Whitney Spotify
  2. Hey It's LoveThe Commands Spotify
  3. Hand In My PocketAlanis Morissette Spotify
  4. Panis AngelicusText, Thomas Aquinas, Adolf Fredrik Girls Choir Spotify

Trivia

  • Greta Gerwig debut

    Greta Gerwig solo feature directorial debut.

  • Lucas Hedges and Stephen Henderson

    Lucas Hedges and Stephen Henderson previously appeared in 'Manchester by the Sea'

  • Saoirse Ronan

    Greta Gerwig said in an interview that she would have preferred the film to be "just close-ups of Saoirse Ronan face" because of her immense beauty.

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