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  • But I'm a Cheerleader
  • Opened September 12, 1999 | Runtime:1 hr. 21 min.
  • R
    sexual content involving teens and strong language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Not for kids 17 and under. Read More
  • Parents send their teenager (Natasha Lyonne) to a rehabilitation camp in the desert because they think she is a lesbian.
  • Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Cathy Moriarty, Bud Cort, Mink Stole, RuPaul, Clea Duvall
  • Director: Jamie Babbit
  • Genres: Satire, Comedy Drama, Teen Movie, Gay & Lesbian Films

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    This is one light comedy whose seriousness, hours later, lingers in the mind.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Not a great, breakout comedy, but more the kind of movie that might eventually...

  • 60
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    So campy it reflexively sends an elbow to its own ribs.

  • 50
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Too limp to deliver.

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