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Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996 1h 28m
Comedy Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.1/10
521 reviews
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Welcome to the Dollhouse

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.

"Not all girls want to play with dolls."

Top Billed Cast

Heather Matarazzo
Heather Matarazzo
Dawn Wiener
Brendan Sexton III
Brendan Sexton III
Brandon McCarthy
Eric Mabius
Eric Mabius
Steve Rodgers
Matthew Faber
Matthew Faber
Mark Wiener
Daria Kalinina
Daria Kalinina
Missy Wiener
Angela Pietropinto
Angela Pietropinto
Mrs. Weiner
Bill Buell
Bill Buell
Mr. Wiener
Will Lyman
Will Lyman
Mr. Edwards

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2024-07-25

Well if you were ever in doubt about the fallacies of the "American dream" then you need look no further than the life of the young and rather unfortunately named "Dawn Wiener" (Heather Matarazzo). Her life with her geeky brother "Mark" (Matthew Faber) is comfortable enough, but her parents aren't really that interested in her and she is bullied at school by "Brandon" (Brendan Sexton). Her brother has a garage band and it's fronted by the dashing "Steve" (Eric Mabius) in whom she has an almighty crush. Of course she is too young to realise that were he to reciprocate in any way he'd be sent to...