

In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Direction
Barrymore's debut has zero chill in the best way
Acting
Page's eyebrow game carries entire emotional arcs
Practical Effects
Real derby hits, real bruises, no stunt doubles whining

Director
Drew Barrymore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Drew Barrymore cast real roller derby athletes including TXRD's Iron Maiven and Bloody Mary, not actors learning to skate.
This film arrived at peak 2009 'quirky indie girl' cinema but actually holds up as a sincere document of third-wave feminist DIY culture.