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Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

If you think you know her, think again.

6.9(22)19931h 32m1

Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one of NYC's subway lines). She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and street-corner life her friends seem to have accepted as their lot. But personal and sexual challenges confront Chantel on her way to fulfilling these dreams.

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Released
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Language
English
  • new york city
  • brooklyn, new york city
  • new york subway
  • woman director
  • inner city life

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival1 Jan 1993
    • TheatricalR19 Mar 1993
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1530 Jul 1993
    • Premiere154K Restoration Premiere at Glasgow International Film Festival5 Mar 2025
    • Theatrical15Digitally restored in 4K21 Mar 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM29 Sept 1994
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto Film Festival17 Sept 1992
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP2 Feb 1994
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical9 Nov 1995

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Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. was released on 19 March 1993.

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    griggs79

    3/26/2025

    8/10

    _Just Another Girl on the IRT_ has a scrappy, energetic charm that makes it hard not to root for. Ariyan Johnson is magnetic as Chantel, a motor-mouthed Brooklyn teen with big dreams and zero filter, owning every scene with breezy confidence. Her cheeky fourth-wall asides land effortlessly; however, when things take a sharper turn, and her world is thrown off-kilter, the rawness of the performances suddenly feels mor…

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