Dumplin'
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 110 min · ★ 6.8 · 70% critics
A Texas teen who’s tired of being judged for not fitting the mold decides to enter a local beauty pageant run by her former-queen mom. With help from friends and a lot of confidence-building, she challenges the town’s ideas about beauty, belonging, and self-acceptance.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-12-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,441 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, uplifting underdog story about confidence, friendship, and challenging beauty standards, with a big heart and sing-along energy; Not for you if you hate predictable, message-forward comedies like Everybody's Talking About Jamie.
Pros: uplifting self-acceptance message; Dolly Parton inspiration; warm ensemble energy | Cons: predictable story beats; heavy-handed themes; uneven acting and writing
Themes
- small town
- drag queen
- texas
- beauty contest
- protest
- musical
- based on young adult novel
- plus size
- fat shaming
- fat acceptance
- dolly parton
Cast & crew
Danielle Macdonald
as Willowdean Dickson
Jennifer Aniston
as Rosie Dickson
Odeya Rush
as Ellen Dryver
Bex Taylor-Klaus
as Hannah Perez
Maddie Baillio
as Millie Michalchuk
Harold Perrineau
as Lee Wayne / Rhea Ranged
Luke Benward
as Bo Larson
Georgie Flores
as Callie Reyes
Dove Cameron
as Bekah Cotter
Kathy Najimy
as Mrs. Michalchuk
Directed by Anne Fletcher