7.4 Score

2009 • 1h 51min • PG-13 • Drama

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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.

IMDb 6.9

RT 85%

MC 68

Director

Drew Barrymore

Writer

Shauna Cross

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Elliot Page

Bliss Cavendar

Alia Shawkat

Pash

Marcia Gay Harden

Brooke Cavendar

Kristen Wiig

Maggie Mayhem

Drew Barrymore

Smashley Simpson

Landon Pigg

Oliver

Juliette Lewis

Iron Maven

Zoë Bell

Bloody Holly

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Juliette Lewis Iron Maven

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Daniel Stern Earl Cavendar

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