

Frances Ha
I'm not messy, I'm busy.
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
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7.3/10
1,887 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $9M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- friendship
- dancer
- paris, france
- freedom
- female friendship
- loneliness
- black and white
- urban setting
- responsibility
- choreography
- mumblecore
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival1 Sept 2012
- PremiereNew York Film Festival30 Sept 2012
- PremiereNew York City, New York9 May 2013
- Theatrical (limited)R17 May 2013
United KingdomGB
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival21 Jun 2013
- Theatrical26 Jul 2013
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival14 Jun 2013
- TheatricalMA15+5 Aug 2013
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival8 Aug 2013
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2012
- Theatrical14A21 Jun 2013
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA31 Oct 2013
EstoniaEE
- PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival15 Nov 2013
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-718 Oct 2013
FranceFR
- Theatrical3 Jul 2013
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival14 Feb 2013
- Theatrical61 Aug 2013
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens Film Festival18 Sept 2013
- TheatricalΚ26 Sept 2013
- PhysicalDVD28 Feb 2014
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival23 Mar 2013
- Theatrical (limited)IIB7 Aug 2014
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1526 Jul 2013
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Frances Ha was released on 17 May 2013.
Audience reviews
3- M10/10
MaxTyrone
3/20/2017
I sometimes equate this movie to waking up from a satisfactory sleep with the perfect amount of alcohol in the good ol' intestines, slowly coming to the realization that you have shit to do, responsibilities to attend, new lies to create, new truths to discover. We find Frances in a similar state at the beginning of the film, though she has yet realized the consequences of her actions. When her best friend, Sophie…
- N7/10
Nathan
5/15/2023
Frances Ha worked really well for me. The performance from Greta Gerwig was brilliant, she carried the film. There is a perfect balance of quirky comedy and heartbreaking drama. I was giggling and tearing up constantly at the journey of Frances. But the overall story was a great ride that ends with such a satisfying conclusion. It is a fantastic feel-good story about self-discovery and perseverance. Noah Baumbach is …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/21/2025
As she heads inexorably towards her thirties, “Frances” (Greta Gerwig) is struggling to make her way in an unforgiving New York City. She’s an aspiring dancer who vacillates between a lack of self-confidence on one hand and an ill-placed complacency on the other. Neither really reflect her personality accurately but the fact that she has spent most of her life thus far with best pal “Sophie” (Mickey Sumner) has prese…
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