The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarielle Heller
Screenplay byMarielle Heller
Based onThe Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures
by Phoebe Gloeckner
Produced by
  • Miranda Bailey
  • Anne Carey
  • Bert Hamelinck
  • Madeline Samit
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited by
Music byNate Heller
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance)
  • August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[3]
Box office$2.3 million[4]

The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Marielle Heller, based on the hybrid novel of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner. It stars Bel Powley as a 15-year-old girl who becomes sexually active by starting a relationship with her mother's boyfriend. It also stars Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Quinn Nagle, and Austin Lyon. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited release on August 7, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics.[2]

  1. ^ "The Diary of a Teenage Girl (18)". British Board of Film Classification. May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)". Box Office Mojo. April 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 27, 2015). "Sony Pictures Classics Confirms 'Diary Of A Teenage Girl' Deal – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ "The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2016.