An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.
Acting
Grace VanderWaal's effortless otherworldliness—she IS the character
Direction
Julia Hart's warm, unhurried gaze at adolescent longing
Score
VanderWaal's original songs woven throughout like emotional anchors
Director
Julia Hart
Grace VanderWaal
Susan "Stargirl" Caraway
Graham Verchere
Leo Borlock
Karan Brar
Kevin Singh
Maximiliano Hernández
Mr. Robineau
Darby Stanchfield
Gloria Borlock
Giancarlo Esposito
Archie Brubaker
Collin Blackford
Benny Burrito
Annacheska Brown
Tess Reed
Shelby Simmons
Hillari Kimble
Allison Wentworth
Dori Dilson
Artemis
Mallory Franklin
Gabriella Surodjawan
Kim
John Apolinar
Wayne Parnell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grace VanderWaal was 14 during filming and had never acted before—she got the role after the director saw her America's Got Talent audition. The ukulele? Actually hers.
The film quietly subverts the 'manic pixie dream girl' trope by making Stargirl's arc about her own integrity, not just fixing Leo. She leaves him. Twice.
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