20th Century Girl Review (2022) — 79% Celluloid Score
Directed by Bang Woo-ri · 2022 ·
20th Century Girl (2022) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.
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Theatrical / streaming release Where to watch
- Netflix
Where to watch 20th Century Girl by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | Netflix |
| Indonesia | Netflix |
| Japan | Netflix |
| Malaysia | Netflix |
| Nigeria | Netflix |
| Pakistan | Netflix |
| Philippines | Netflix |
| South Africa | Netflix |
| South Korea | Netflix |
| Thailand | Netflix |
| Turkey | Netflix |
| United Arab Emirates | Netflix |
| United Kingdom | Netflix |
| United States | Netflix |
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Why this score?
- Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (88/100).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (92%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (72/100).
- IMDb users score it 8.2/10.
- Celluloid Score 79% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded romance, drama pick
Not ideal for
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Is 20th Century Girl worth watching?
Yes — 20th Century Girl earns a 79% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Celluloid Verdict
A tender late-’90s school romance with Byeon Woo-seok’s breakout film turn — soft-focus nostalgia that made him a global search name before Lovely Runner.
Celluloid editorial verdict
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is 20th Century Girl about?
In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
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Critic Reviews
20th Century Girl (2022) Review: Byeon Woo-seok’s Soft-Focus 1999
★★★★☆
Bang Woo-ri’s Netflix school romance — Kim Yoo-jung spies on a crush for her best friend, then falls — is the film that made Byeon a global search name before Lovely Runner.
Recommended comfort romance — nostalgia first, plot second.
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