Girl 6

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Girl 6

R,

1996,

1h 47m,

Drama

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36%

33 Reviews

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36%

5,000+ Ratings

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36%

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33 Reviews

36%

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5,000+ Ratings

Trying to make it in the acting world, a young black woman (Theresa Randle) resorts to working as a phone sex operator to pay the bills. Called Girl 6 by her new employer, she finds her work oddly fulfilling and starts getting attached to one caller, Bob (Peter Berg). While dealing with various personal problems -- such as her thief ex-husband (Isaiah Washington) wanting her back -- Girl 6 comes to the dangerous realization that it's easier to live in her fantasy work life than her real life.

Critics Consensus

Girl 6 has a compelling star, a Prince soundtrack, and Spike Lee's vivid style - and, unfortunately, a story that's never as compelling or insightful as it needs to be.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Sep 23, 2008

[Randle] holds the film together as best she can with her luminous presence and dignity, but can't supply the lacking subtext, past history and motivation.

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Mar 24, 2006

1.5/4

Girl 6, the story of a girl and her stint in the phone sex biz, is a sloppy and problematic film, no diggity.

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Edward Guthmann

San Francisco Chronicle

Jun 18, 2002

Lee's never been too hip to women's perspectives, and in Girl 6, he proves that marriage, maturity and 10 years of filmmaking haven't substantially corrected his blind spot.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Sep 1, 2022

C

Not one of Lee’s best, but better than most critics claimed. Worth seeing just to catch Spike as George Jefferson.

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Kevin Heard

Call and Post (Cleveland)

Mar 29, 2022

Just when you thought that director Spike Lee was beginning to be predictable with his movie subject matter, he reshuffles the deck and pulls a wild card from his sleeve.

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Jan 5, 2022

Though featuring classic Lee-missteps-a bloated third act, heavy moralizing around Black women's sexualities-the real lynchpin in Girl 6 is Randle.

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Synopsis

Trying to make it in the acting world, a young black woman (Theresa Randle) resorts to working as a phone sex operator to pay the bills. Called Girl 6 by her new employer, she finds her work oddly fulfilling and starts getting attached to one caller, Bob (Peter Berg). While dealing with various personal problems -- such as her thief ex-husband (Isaiah Washington) wanting her back -- Girl 6 comes to the dangerous realization that it's easier to live in her fantasy work life than her real life.

Director: Spike Lee
Producer: Spike Lee
Screenwriter: Suzan-Lori Parks
Production Co: Fox Searchlight, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.6M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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