Foxfire

Play trailer

Foxfire

R,

1996,

1h 40m,

Drama/

LGBTQ+

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

50%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

65%

10,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

50%

Tomatometer

16 Reviews

65%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

Five high school girls turn the tables on a teacher who makes sexual advances, but the principal punishes them instead. In order to get her confiscated art supplies, Maddy Wirtz (Hedy Burress) and her new friends, including the fearless Legs (Angelina Jolie) and the disturbed Goldie (Jenny Shimizu), sneak into the school, leading to an accidental fire. The incident cements the girls' friendship, but attacks by the football team and their own personal demons threaten to pull the group apart.

Valerie Anne

Autostraddle

Apr 3, 2024

It’s a group of girls breaking free of expectations, it’s getting caught up in a mysterious stranger, it’s girlhood and teendom and that moment in time when you’re too old to buy into adults’ bullshit but too young to do too much about it.

Go to Full Review

Sarah Fonseca

Autostraddle

Nov 3, 2018

The intermittently-spersed electric guitar solos make the movie a little less Revolution Grrrl Style Now and a lot more ABC After-School Special.

Go to Full Review

Emanuel Levy

Variety

Feb 6, 2008

C-

Joyce Carol Oates and her fans will be disappointed by this trivial and muddled screen version of her popular novel about female bonding and empowerment.

Go to Full Review

Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Jul 20, 2026

3/5

Heavy with teen angst and queer undertones, this dark but surprisingly warm drama centers female friendship and empowerment.

Go to Full Review

Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Feb 13, 2024

Just a perfect slice of mid-90s Riot grrrl feminist cinema.

Go to Full Review

Zofia Wijaszka

In Their Own League

Feb 13, 2022

A-

Foxfire, based on the book by Joyce Carol Oates, is one of the best universal coming-of-age stories for young women and women in general. The story of a true female bond will show you that together, we can move mountains.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Jul 13, 2018

This is a great film. Don't trust this tomatometer. It honestly says something that it's so low given that most of the bad reviews are coming from white men.

See more

Leia P

Jun 2, 2018

Oh my, this was quite a terrible treat. Was looking for something along the lines of "Girl, Interrupted" and was in shock of how many marks they were able to miss in this girl-power film. Genuinely enjoyed the "coming of confidence" with Red's character as is evident of her removing her sweater. Extra half star for giving it a good ol college try!

See more

George R

Oct 29, 2017

Annette Haywood-Carter's adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' controversial novel snuffs out most of the plot. The film goes off route by switching the setting to the 1990s and rather than being a film about female empowerment it adds in some moderate references to lesbianism. But, fans of Angelina Jolie will love her portrayal of the femme-fatale Legs Sadovsky.

See more

Read all reviews

Annette Haywood-Carter

Director

Hedy Burress

Maddy Wirtz

Angelina Jolie

Legs Sadovsky

Jenny Lewis

Rita Faldes

Jenny Shimizu

Goldie Goldman

Sarah Rosenberg

Violet Kahn

Consenting Adults

25%

25%

Consenting Adults

Watchlist

That Was Then... This Is Now

0%

59%

That Was Then... This Is Now

Watchlist

Alamo Bay

36%

Alamo Bay

Watchlist

Mother's Boys

50%

29%

Mother's Boys

Watchlist

Stick

38%

37%

Stick

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Five high school girls turn the tables on a teacher who makes sexual advances, but the principal punishes them instead. In order to get her confiscated art supplies, Maddy Wirtz (Hedy Burress) and her new friends, including the fearless Legs (Angelina Jolie) and the disturbed Goldie (Jenny Shimizu), sneak into the school, leading to an accidental fire. The incident cements the girls' friendship, but attacks by the football team and their own personal demons threaten to pull the group apart.

Director: Annette Haywood-Carter
Producer: Jeffrey Lurie, John Bard Manulis, John P. Marsh
Screenwriter: Elizabeth White
Production Co: Rysher Entertainment, Chestnut Hill Productions, Red Mullet Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $258.3K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings