“Fly away home.”
Lady Bird McPherson is a sharp, restless teenager trying to define herself while growing up in Sacramento. As she moves through her final year of high school, she pushes against the limits of home, friendship and expectation. Her plans for college become part of a larger struggle to decide who she wants to be and how far she is willing to go to get there.
Greta Gerwig made the film, shaping it around Lady Bird's shifting sense of self and the people closest to her. Saoirse Ronan plays Lady Bird with a mix of defiance and vulnerability, while Laurie Metcalf appears as the mother whose bond with her daughter is tested by daily friction and affection. The cast also includes Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet and Beanie Feldstein, each tied to the world Lady Bird is trying to leave and understand. Running 94 minutes, the film keeps its focus on small clashes that feel decisive.
Set in Sacramento, it draws much of its energy from the pressures of adolescence, class anxiety and the ache of wanting more than the life in front of you. The tone is observant and wry, with tenderness under the arguments and uncertainty. It plays as a coming-of-age drama with comic edges, grounded in the details of family, school and the pull of departure.
Greta Gerwig made the film, shaping it around Lady Bird's shifting sense of self and the people closest to her. Saoirse Ronan plays Lady Bird with a mix of defiance and vulnerability, while Laurie Metcalf appears as the mother whose bond with her daughter is tested by daily friction and affection. The cast also includes Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet and Beanie Feldstein, each tied to the world Lady Bird is trying to leave and understand. Running 94 minutes, the film keeps its focus on small clashes that feel decisive.
Set in Sacramento, it draws much of its energy from the pressures of adolescence, class anxiety and the ache of wanting more than the life in front of you. The tone is observant and wry, with tenderness under the arguments and uncertainty. It plays as a coming-of-age drama with comic edges, grounded in the details of family, school and the pull of departure.
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7.2 / 10