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Life doesn’t always stay the same. The silly days of childhood aren’t just going to come back, especially in adulthood, when everyone is busy in their own lives, getting stressed over earning money or maintaining a family. Jennifer Cram’s recent directorial Sick Girl is all about rescuing that precious friendship, but in a very troubling way. Sick Girl is a comedy-drama that fails to provide laughs or make any sense at all. 2023’s Bottoms, despite being a high school teen drama, spoke a lot about female friendship, presenting it hilariously, while Sick Girl doesn’t take the opportunity to make the audience connect with the characters with its tedious and predictable storytelling.

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Sick Girl opens with a young Wren and her three friends, Cece, Laurel, and Jill, going on a long ride, singing along to some tunes. As...

Sick Girl is a comedy movie about a woman who lies about having cancer to bring her once close-knit friend group back together. Director Jennifer Cram transitioned from casting to directing after teaching herself how to write. She wrote the script for the movie 10 years ago. Nina Dobrev leads the cast as Wren, and her performance as a twisted character in a comedy was a departure from her previous work. Cram didn't initially have Dobrev in mind for the role but thought she would be interesting to cast.

One little lie gets out of control in the comedy movie Sick Girl, which is currently available in theaters, on Digital, and On Demand. The movie follows a woman who feels her life has become a downward spiral due to the disconnect in her once extremely tight-knit friend group. Desperate to return to the glory dates of their friendship, Wren lies about...

Sick Girl is a comedy film written and directed by Jennifer Cram. The film follows the story of Wren Pepper who just wants to keep her best friends together but to do that her little white lie turns into something life-changing because she tells her best friends that she has cancer. Sick Girl stars Nina Dobrev in the lead role with Stephanie Koenig, Sherry Cola, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. So, if you liked the comedy film here are the 10 best similar movies you could watch next.

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Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call “funny as hell” and “sheer comic perfection”. Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the “five musketeers” reunite in their home town to complete the ultimate challenge – one night, five friends, twelve bars...

Wren Pepper is in a pickle in screenwriter/director Jennifer Cram’s debut feature Sick Girl. Wren’s friends are quick to rally around her as she moves through her cancer journey. Unfortunately, Wren doesn’t really have cancer. She told a little white lie that suddenly morphed into a very big problem that just won’t go away.

What propelled Wren to tell that lie may be something most people can relate too, but nobody would actually admit to having cancer if it wasn’t true. That offbeat premise works in Sick Girl mostly because Cram doesn’t want the audience to sympathize with Wren, played by Nina Dobrev. The fun is in watching Wren writhe in guilt and shame. The result produces a middle-ground comedy that’s good for some escapist fun yet never fully reaches the high points you want it to.

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If you are going to do a so-called “hilarious” comedy dealing with cancer you better know how to do it. Unfortunately, writer/director Jennifer Cram, for her first feature film in those jobs, does not knock it out of the park.

Sick Girl which stars Nina Dobrev as Wren, a bit of a mess of a 30ish woman whose spur-of-the-moment little white lie about having cancer spirals out of control, would need a satirist along the lines of an Adam McKay to actually pull off this misbegotten comedy which is simply more cringe-inducing than funny, and Cram, whose previous work has been in Casting just can’t find the right tone to make it work. The premise may have sounded good on paper but it quickly turns into a one-joke idea stretched way beyond its worth. Lionsgate is opening this Friday day and date in theatres and VOD, the latter...

“We’re barely ever together as a group,” Wren Cooper moans to her lifelong pals in Sick Girl, the hilarious feature film debut from Jennifer Cram. “That’s the way it goes,” one of Wren’s friends shoots back. Maybe not for long. In the madness of a frenetic gathering, Wren makes a startling announcement: “I have cancer!”

She doesn’t. And Wren herself may not really know why she just blurted it out, but between the thought that she may have peaked in high school and the fact that her now adult friends are seemingly slipping away, she’s desperate to keep the BFFs’ connection alive. Hilarity ensues of course.

The R-rated film stars Nina Dobrev as Wren, Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs), Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Brandon Mychal Smith (Four Weddings and a Funeral), and Sherry Cola (Good Trouble). Filmmaker Jennifer Cram shared more about Sick Girl with MovieWeb in this exclusive interview.

Sick Girl is a comedy film that follows Wren, who fakes a cancer diagnosis to maintain her friendship circle and pursue an idealized life. The film explores the impact of Wren's lie on her life and those around her, offering a unique twist on the classic reunion comedy genre. With the directorial debut of Jennifer Cram and a talented cast including Nina Dobrev, Sick Girl promises to be a standout film with a humorous and compelling story.

Sick Girl is a new comedy from Lionsgate that will be released both in theaters and on digital platforms on October 20th. The film was written by and is the feature directorial debut of Jennifer Cram, who cut her teeth in the filmmaking industry in casting; Cram helped cast the Apple TV+ series Lesson in Chemistry, The Dark Knight, and Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. The film stars Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries...

Nina Dobrev leads the hilarious comedy Sick Girl, where a little white lie threatens friendships and an entire community. Sick Girl, directed by Jennifer Cram, offers a relatable storyline and a fresh perspective on female friendships, with a talented cast that includes Dobrev. The movie, set for release on October 20th, explores the importance of friendship and is sure to resonate with audiences who consider their friends their true soulmates.

The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev leaves romance and blood-suckers behind in the hilarious comedy Sick Girl, for which we’ve gotten our hands on an exclusive clip. Dobrev stars in Sick Girl as Wren Pepper, a woman trying to keep her best friends together with a little white lie that threatens to tear their bonds – and their entire community – apart. Check out the exclusive clip, “You’re Exercising Again,” from Sick Girl below:

Alongside this clip, you can get...

Lionsgate Movies has released the trailer for Jennifer Cram’s R-rated comedy, Sick Girl — a female-driven film about a woman who believes that she and her friends have grown apart over the years. The starts with Wren Pepper, played by Nina Dobrev, and a couple of friends on a road trip, having the time of their lives. But as time passes, the friends just end up drifting away as life comes in the way. Wren, who wants to hang out with her friends, tells a lie that grows bigger and bigger and snowballs her into more problems than she can chew. The story comes from Cram, who is credited as a casting director for many critically acclaimed films — including Inception, 22 Jump Street, and Oz The Great and Powerful.

Nina Dobrev returns to comedy in Lionsgate's Sick Girl, as her character Wren Pepper tries to keep her friends together by resorting to a lie that spirals out of control. Sick Girl promises controversial humor and explores the price of insecurity and the importance of true friendship. The R rated comedy is due to be released on digital and on demand on October 20, and will also land in select theaters.

The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev tries to keep her group of friends together by pretending to be sick in the first trailer for Lionsgate's new R-rated comedy, Sick Girl. The former star of the hit supernatural teen drama series returns to comedy in Jennifer Cram's directorial debut, in a story which promises to include some highly controversial humor. In Sick Girl, Dobrev plays Wren Pepper, a woman who sees her closest group of friends grows apart as the years go by.

Exclusive: LA-based firm Jackrabbit Media is launching international sales on Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) comedy Sick Girl ahead of the Cannes market.

Jennifer Cram’s feature directorial debut follows Wren Pepper, played by Dobrev, a woman who feels her lifelong friends are slipping away. In a desperate attempt to bring her crew back together, Wren blurts out a lie that quickly spins out of control, taking them all on a wild ride and leaving Wren torn between the newfound attention she’s receiving and her guilt over a lie that could end the friendships she cherishes so deeply.

Supporting cast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs), Sherry Cola (Good Trouble), Brandon Mychal Smith (She’s All That), Stephanie Koenig (The Offer), Hayley Magnus (The Dressmaker), Dan Bakkedahl (Veep) and Ray McKinnon (Deadwood).

Above and below are first look images from the movie, which has music from Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump...

Exclusive: My Wife and Kids alumna Tisha Campbell has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Lucy Liu in ABC’s Untitled Workplace Comedy pilot (fka Kids Matter Now) from Better with You creator Shana Goldberg-Meehan. Also cast in the project, produced by CBS Studios and 20th TV, is Australian actress Hayley Magnus (Mapleworth Murders).

Written and executive produced by Goldberg-Meehan and to be directed by Christine Gernon (Speechless) the Untitled Workplace Comedy (fka Kids Matter Now) centers on Devin (Liu), a diva boss with no patience for working parents who adopts a baby and has a change of heart, casting her mother-of-two assistant, Annie (Campbell), as an unlikely mentor and upending the office dynamics.

Radiating warmth and competence, Annie is Devin’s long-suffering assistant. Happily married and the mother of two children, she’s tough at home but hasn’t figured out how to bring that fierceness into the office.

In today’s film news roundup, Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, Diplo and Nina Dobrov get cast and Treehouse Pictures is developing John Grisham’s “The Confession” as a movie; Uzo Adaba’s “Miss Virginia” gets sold.

Castings

Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard and Diplo have joined the cast of the Focus Features comedy “Covers” opposite Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Ice Cube.

“Covers” is set within the talent, fame and fast-paced world of Hollywood’s music scene. “Late Night” director Nisha Ganatra is helming from a screenplay by Flora Greeson. Production is currently underway in Los Angeles.

Pullman’s credits include “Battle of the Sexes” and USA Networks’ “The Sinner.” Izzard most recently starred in “Victoria & Abdul.” Diplo has worked with artists including Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and Madonna. His most recent acting credit was in Detective Pikachu.

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Nina Dobrev is executive producing and starring in the female-driven comedy “Sick Girl,...

Exclusive: The Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev has come aboard to star and executive produce Sick Girl, an indie film comedy that will serve as the feature writing and directing debut for Jennifer Cram, the longtime casting associate who most recently was casting director on Showtime’s Ray Donovan.

Wendi McLendon-Covey, Brandon Mychal Smith, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Koenig, Hayley Magnus, Dan Bakkedahl and Ray McKinnon will co-star in the pic, a a female-driven comedy centered on Wren Pepper (Dobrev), who feels that she and her lifelong friends have grown apart. A simple white lie from Wren begins to tear that community apart, taking them all on an unexpected ride.

The pic, from privately financed Los Angeles-based production company Whereabouts Unknown, is being produced by Sean McEwen, Cassidy Lunnen, John Papsidera and Jessica Wilde. Takashi Cheng is executive producer with Dobrev, who starred on the CW’s The Vampire Diaries.

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