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Odd Girl Out is a american film of genre Drama directed by Tom McLoughlin released in USA on 4 april 2005 with Alexa Vega
Odd Girl Out (2005)
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Add to a movie listOdd Girl Out is a 2005 drama telefilm starring Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal, Elizabeth Rice, Alicia Morton, Leah Pipes, Shari Dyon Perry, Joey Nappo, and Chad Faget. First aired April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, the film is based on the book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons. It sheds light onto the topic of school hostility and bullying.
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Vanessa Snyder (Alexa Vega) is a well-respected eighth grader in her school. She has a loving single mother, Barbara (Lisa Vidal), who is proud of her academically and socially successful daughter. Vanessa is also "in" with the popular clique, which consists of her best friend Stacy Larson (Leah Pipes), the queen bee, and Nikki Rodriguez (Elizabeth Rice), who is secretly jealous of the bond between her two friends. On the exterior of the circle is the outsider, Emily (Shari Dyon Perry), and the "wannabe," Tiffany Thompson (Alicia Morton), who is dying to make it into the group.Actors
Alexa Vega
(Vanessa)
Lisa Vidal
(Barbare)
Leah Pipes
(Stacy Larson)
Alicia Morton
(Tiffany Thompson)
Elizabeth Rice
(Nikki)
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