Unable to talk to her parents or her teachers, she must find a different way out of her situation, and her choice has the potential to not only change her life, but also those of everyone around her. Written by Have your own life. Jessica Burns enlists the help of her best friend, Brian, in order to document the relentless harassment she's received from her former friend, Avery Keller, one of … It makes your heart ache, A Girl Like Her. (954) 567-8336, Phone Friend for Kids up to 13: Lexi Ainsworth. 1-800-479-3339 / 619-641-6992 TDD, Crisis Hotline: Brian has been standing by helpless while Jessica is relentlessly picked on by Avery Keller, and he’s finally decided to do something about it. 16 year old Jessica Burns has a secret that she's afraid to share with anyone - except her best friend, Brian Slater. There are also many body language signs that you can look for when trying to figure out how she feels about you. 847-697-2380, Du Page County Crisis Intervention: 37 talking about this. For the past year she's been victimized by another girl - her former friend, Avery Keller, one of South Brookdale High School's most popular and beautiful students. STARRING. 16 year old Jessica Burns has a secret that she's afraid to share with anyone - except her best friend, Brian Slater. She’ll start to reveal her quirky side. (617) 247-0220 / (508) 875-4500, Samaritans MA Statewide Hotline: Search for "A Girl Like Her" on Amazon.com, Title: Popular, pretty, and well-liked, she’s a sophomore at South Brookdale High School, and sees herself as a normal teenager. If you want that girl, go after her! One girl's nightmare. (954) 390-0486, Crisis Hotline: What can you do when the world sees the image of a person but not the reality? Not bad. Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Synopsis (1) Summaries. When school is the battleground, where can you hide? A teenager is subjected to a campaign of bullying by classmates through a social networking site. Directed by Amy S. Weber. A bullied teenager comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates. Drama. 1-866-488-7386, Georgia Crisis and Access Line: Tease her. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Jessica Burns has an ideal home life and a loyal best friend in Brian Slater. If … 888-247-7717, King County's Children's Crisis Response Team 14. (206) 461-3222, Teen Line: Avery Keller is just your typical high school girl. A GIRL LIKE HER is the real story of 'sex and the single girl'. The movie was originally titled The Bully Chronicles but the title was later changed. Be friends first. Fessler combines the voices of the women with footage from educational films and newsreels about dating, sex, “illegitimate” pregnancy and adoption. King is fabulously (and frighteningly) believable as queen-bee bully Avery, who has troubles at home and takes it out on her former friend, Jessica. (214) 828-1000, Adult Help Line: (916) 732-3637, California Youth Crisis Line: The women's stories unfold over footage of life in post-World War II America. (212) 532-2400, Evanston/Northwestern Healthcare Crisis Team: If she says no, it's not the end of the world. You’re obsessed with her. Jessica doesn't know why she's being harassed by popular & beautiful Avery, until a shocking event changes both of their lives forever. Was this review helpful to you? Based on a million true stories. With Lexi Ainsworth, Hunter King, Jimmy Bennett, Amy S. Weber. Hunter King. A hidden camera documents the merciless bullying of 16-year-old Jessica by the most popular girl in school, and its tragic results. Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. When you want to tell a girl you like her, you need to make sure you DO NOT kiss her butt and put her up on a princess pedestal. Drawing on his photography hobby, he devises a plan to gather evidence of Avery’s behavior, only to find that his evidence will play a much bigger role in all of their lives than he could have ever imagined. (212) 673-3000, Helpline: (954) 537-0211, First Call for Seniors: But her ex-best friend Avery Keller has made her life a living hell, and Jessica’s reaching a breaking point. Jessica Burns enlists the help of her best friend, Brian, in order to document the relentless harassment she's received from her former friend, Avery Keller, one of … You'll feel sad but … A Girl Like Her is a 2012 American documentary film by Ann Fessler about women who lost children to adoption in the United States between the end of World War II and the early 1970s due to the social pressures of the time, in a period now known as the Baby Scoop Era. 415-781-0500, Hotline: Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material involving teens, and for language, Whatever Happened to the Cast of “A Girl Like Her”, New to Netflix in May: 'Bring It On', 'Sixteen Candles' and more 'Grace and Frankie', Most Anticipated Film: Spring 2015 Edition. 1-877-727-4747, Suicide Prevention Lifeline: You don’t have to jump out of an airplane with her name written on your parachute to show that you like her. Use the HTML below. In a video taken in her hospital bed, Adeline heartbreakingly tells her mum Steph, 27: “I want my hair to grow back like a girl. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. (703) 527-4077. Even if a girl wants you to make the first move, she’ll do something to nudge you in that direction, like putting her hand next to yours. PG-13. 847-570-2500 x 1, UIC, “In Touch Crisis Hotline.”: (800) 854-7771, Suicide Prevention Center: With Brian's help and a hidden digital camera, the evidence of Avery's relentless harassment is captured and finally exposed-bringing both girls and their families face to face with the truth. The walls are beginning to crumble around this typical high school girl. Telling a girl that you are thankful will not only show that you are a caring … (305) 377-8336, Teen Talk Line: But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth about A Girl Like Her. But all is not as it outwardly appears. What can you do when the world sees the image of a person but not the reality? A teenager is bullied by her former friends when they discover that she has a crush on the same boy as the most popular girl in school does. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. For the production of the album, Rihanna worked with Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Stargate, J. R. Rotem and label-mate Ne-Yo, who wrote the album's second single. But you can’t get her to feel the same way. (206) 461-4922, Crisis Hotline: Radish Creative Group, It was an interesting take on the subject of Bullying. Suicide Prevention Center Hotline: Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. Jessica Burns - Lexi Ainsworth This is like, literally the foundation of starting a great relationship and will give … (305) 358-4357 / (305) 358-2477 TDD/TTY, The Teen Link Line: Avery Keller - Hunter King 1,781 likes. (2015). 877.870.HOPE, Suicide Prevention Hotline: (215) 686-4420, Suicide / Depression Hotline: Brian Slater is a sophomore at South Brookdale High School. (972) 233-TEEN (8336), Crisis Hotline: (303) 860-1200, Youth Support Line: I want my hair to grow back now. Reply - View. For the past year she's been bullied by Avery Keller, her former friend and one of the most popular and beautiful girls at South Brookdale High School. A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 American biographical drama television film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring J. D. Pardo, Mercedes Ruehl, and Avan Jogia.It premiered on Lifetime in the United States on June 19, 2006. Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her. 602-248-8336, NSO Emergency Telephone Services: A Girl like Me is a pop, reggae and R&B album influenced by Rihanna's Caribbean roots. Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. After Jessica Burns' attempted suicide, A film crew doing a documentary on her school, begins to focus on what made her do it and the the fingers point to Avery Keller, a popular sophomore who for some reason made Jessica her victim, the documentary then takes a look at the life of Avery Keller to see what makes her tick.The movie pushed all the right buttons for me, I felt it was evenly laid out as we got to see what Jessica is going through which is the more favorable issue, but we also got to see where Avery was coming from. 20 of 28 people found this review helpful. That’s crap! A Girl Like Her is an American found footage drama film directed by Amy S. Weber. A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. 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