Film1998120 min

Gia

Name: Gia
Genre: Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Released: 1998
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Michael Cole, Kylie Travis, Mercedes Ruehl

Taste attributes: dramaromancetv moviebiographyfashionslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live."

Boxlist takeA grounded romantic drama that is unhurried, stirring and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 533 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Gia Carangi travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper, a wise and high-powered agent who takes Gia under her wing. With Cooper's help and her own natural instincts, Gia quickly shoots to the top of the modeling world. When Cooper dies of lung cancer, however, Gia turns to drugs – and both she and her career begin to spiral out of control.

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