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lady bird (2017)

lady bird
Lady Bird
R
Comedy
Documentary

Release Date
September 8, 2017
Director
Greta Gerwig
Cast
Saoirse Ronan , Laurie Metcalf , Tracy Letts , Lucas Hedges , Timothee Chalamet , Elizabeth 'Beanie' Feldstein
Runtime
93
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Greta Gerwig
Tagline
Time to fly.
Website
http://ladybird.movie

Summary

A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York, much to the disapproval of wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mother.

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