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My Summer as a Goth

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In her search for love and acceptance, 16-year-old Joey falls for the interesting Goth boy next door and allows herself to be transformed.

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My Summer as a Goth

Critics Reviews

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Salome Gonstad Comic Years 09/09/2021
This movie doesn't reinvent the teen movie wheel, but it's a lovely way to spend some time. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 02/14/2021
A mostly unpleasant and surface level teen coming of age film that doesn't re-invent the wheel... Go to Full Review
JK Sooja Common Sense Media 11/18/2020
2/5
Stale, predictable teen drama has drugs, sex, cursing. Go to Full Review
Joel Fisher Battle Royale With Cheese 11/15/2020
My Summer as a Goth may know what kind of movie it is and who the audience are, but it feels like a shade of the much better movies that it mimics. Go to Full Review
Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews 11/12/2020
2/5
It challenges neither expectations, nor cinematic conventions as it serves up its candy-sweet message in a non-threatening way that takes no chances. Go to Full Review
Josh Bell Crooked Marquee 11/10/2020
C
Johnson-Medinger demonstrates a Disney Channel-level sense of Goth culture in this cloying coming-of-age comedy about a teen girl's toxic romance with her corpse-painted neighbor. Go to Full Review
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B B @RT95714262 2d I’m not goth, but I’m open minded and interested in all cultures and subcultures. I love to to see how different people live, interact, love and what makes humans "tick". So I was super excited to see this movie on a streaming platform. Especially after I learned that this was made by goths and had goth consultants for the movie. I assumed I would get an accurate peek into this subculture. But, even I as a non-goth can see that this was not that. It was not an accurate peek into this lifestyle. It was stereotypical surface level cliche. Also, the acting was sooo flat (especially Viktor.) I knew it was an indie film and low budget. But, cmon! I’ve seen better acting in no budget high school film projects. The female lead actress playing Joey wasn’t terrible. But, a lot of the actors surrounding her made it a very difficult watch. See more Dalek S @Dalek69 Mar 9 This is the poorest representation of goth and punk subcultures I've seen in a film in a while. This is almost on "The Room" level of bad film, from the acting to the story. I don’t know what they were thinking when they made this, but boy is this a treat for all the wrong reasons. See more Soysauce A @Soysaucearts Jan 1 Terrible Moive flat acting and surface level plot I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT VICTOR IS HOT AND MANIPULATIVE 10/10 See more J M @RT16025987 Aug 31 Fun for someone who lives in Portland and likes goth music. The soundtrack and score is really elevated. Don't go in expecting a big budget or high drama and you'll be entertained. See more Holly W @RT31218928 05/29/2025 Peak writing, not cringey AT ALL. Super realistic writing, this litterally happened to me like last week See more Desolate E @RT90264548 04/13/2025 I like it, it’s very quirky and unique in its own way, I do think it’s definitely something that’s in certain taste. If you like weird clichés this may be for you! Things that could be changed is deep more magnetic dialogue however it’s fun as is See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In her search for love and acceptance, 16-year-old Joey falls for the interesting Goth boy next door and allows herself to be transformed.
Director
Tara Johnson-Medinger
Producer
Megan Clare Foster, Tara Johnson-Medinger, Gary Nolton, Brandon Lee Roberts
Screenwriter
Tara Johnson-Medinger, Brandon Lee Roberts
Production Co
Little Miss Anomaly
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2020
Runtime
1h 40m