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The Starling Girl

17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.

Director

Laurel Parmet

Year

Genre

Box Office

$161,290

Production

N/A

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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Jem Starling

Owen Taylor

Paul Starling

Heidi Starling

Rebecca Starling

Claire Elizabeth Green

Sarah Starling

Ben Taylor

Noah Starling

Kelsey

Paige Leigh Landers

Jeremy Starling

Nora

Brianna Bronger

Misty Taylor

Jessamine Burgum

Pastor Taylor

Mike Stone

Andrew Riley Stephens

Rachel

Edmond Tike

Anne Taylor

Bartender

Kim Stone

Angela Alexander Pulliam

Male Congregant

Youth Group Leader

Arcade Kid

Arcade Girl

Congregant

Deacon

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- Yeah, I like
when church is like this, - The Starling Girl

- Yeah, I like when church is like this,

- You know, the-- - The Starling Girl

- You know, the--

Sometimes I worry I'm... - The Starling Girl

Sometimes I worry I'm...

Enjoying it too
much for myself - The Starling Girl

Enjoying it too much for myself

What you think God will strike you dead - The Starling Girl

What you think God will strike you dead

And that's--
that's honoring Him. - The Starling Girl

And that's-- that's honoring Him.

- Well, either way,
my mom would kill me. - The Starling Girl

- Well, either way, my mom would kill me.

And anybody can do what we do. - The Starling Girl

And anybody can do what we do.

Show me something. - The Starling Girl

Show me something.

- I'm not-- - The Starling Girl

[chuckles] I'm serious.
Put that wood down. - The Starling Girl

[chuckles] I'm serious. Put that wood down.

[Owen chuckles] - The Starling Girl

[Owen chuckles]

Sorry. Uh... - The Starling Girl

[soft ambient music] - The Starling Girl

[soft ambient music]

Lord, I come before you,
humbled and ashamed. - The Starling Girl

Lord, I come before you, humbled and ashamed.

I know I've given in
to lustful thoughts - The Starling Girl

I know I've given in to lustful thoughts

[sighs in contentment] - The Starling Girl

[sighs in contentment]

Is a commitment made
for the purpose - The Starling Girl

Is a commitment made for the purpose

Romans 12:13 says,
"Let love not be deceit. - The Starling Girl

Romans 12:13 says, "Let love not be deceit.

"Abhor all that that is sinful - The Starling Girl

"Abhor all that that is sinful

- It's cool
that your brother... - The Starling Girl

- It's cool that your brother...

It'd be cool to go to, like,
South America or something. - The Starling Girl

It'd be cool to go to, like, South America or something...

[Ben sighs] - The Starling Girl

- [chuckles softly] - The Starling Girl

- [chuckles softly]

It was like this
brown and white, - The Starling Girl

It was like this brown and white,

[chuckles] - The Starling Girl

And it got on all the
other chickens, too. - The Starling Girl

And it got on all the other chickens, too.

[country rock playing] - The Starling Girl

[country rock playing]

[chuckles softly] - The Starling Girl

[chuckles softly]

- With the man who died? - The Starling Girl

- With the man who died?

- Yeah, we used to write
some songs together. - The Starling Girl

- Yeah, we used to write some songs together.

[pop country music playing
on PA] - The Starling Girl

[pop country music playing on PA]

- But what--what if it-- - The Starling Girl

- But what--what if it--

- ♪ Lord of Lords,
King of Kings ♪ - The Starling Girl

- ♪ Lord of Lords, King of Kings ♪

- Such a nice service, right? - The Starling Girl

- Such a nice service, right?

Giving you two ideas? - The Starling Girl

Giving you two ideas?

Jem, we're so excited to hear - The Starling Girl

Jem, we're so excited to hear

- Gosh, it's been so long
since I've seen a dance show. - The Starling Girl

- Gosh, it's been so long since I've seen a dance ...

- When would I have seen it? - The Starling Girl

- When would I have seen it?

- Oh, Jem,
you're a youth grouper-- - The Starling Girl

- Oh, Jem, you're a youth grouper--

Right?
[chuckles] - The Starling Girl

Right? [chuckles]

- ♪ Lord make me humble ♪ - The Starling Girl

- ♪ Lord make me humble ♪

- Really.
[laughter] - The Starling Girl

- Really. [laughter]

- [chuckles] - The Starling Girl

I was clearing this out today. - The Starling Girl

I was clearing this out today.

Found these.
Thought they were pretty neat. - The Starling Girl

Found these. Thought they were pretty neat.

Yeah I was praying about my dad - The Starling Girl

Yeah I was praying about my dad

[both chuckle] - The Starling Girl

[Jem inhales sharply] - The Starling Girl

[Jem inhales sharply]

[both chuckle] - The Starling Girl

- [whispering] Ow, ow, ow, ow. - The Starling Girl

- [whispering] Ow, ow, ow, ow.

[laughs] - The Starling Girl

Oh, man.
Yeah, you-- - The Starling Girl

Oh, man. Yeah, you--

[sighs] - The Starling Girl

[phone ringing] - The Starling Girl

[phone ringing]

[both chuckle] - The Starling Girl

[door slams] - The Starling Girl

- [grunts] - The Starling Girl

But unless you want
to go in your room, - The Starling Girl

But unless you want to go in your room,

[cartoon music playing on TV] - The Starling Girl

[cartoon music playing on TV]

That you could say,
"I'm good, Pastor Taylor. - The Starling Girl

That you could say, "I'm good, Pastor Taylor.

I'm saved.
My sins are forgiven"? - The Starling Girl

I'm saved. My sins are forgiven"?

Now, those of you
who couldn't assuredly - The Starling Girl

Now, those of you who couldn't assuredly

Who'd say,
"If I died and met God, - The Starling Girl

Who'd say, "If I died and met God,

[scattered agreements] - The Starling Girl

[scattered agreements]

Praise God, praise Jesus! - The Starling Girl

Praise God, praise Jesus!

[Christian rock music playing] - The Starling Girl

[Christian rock music playing]

Duh, duh, push and down. - The Starling Girl

Duh, duh, push and down.

Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh. - The Starling Girl

Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh.

- ♪ Fire in me ♪ - The Starling Girl

- ♪ Fire in me ♪

Some costumes came. - The Starling Girl

Some costumes came.

[soft music] - The Starling Girl

[pained gasping] - The Starling Girl

[pained gasping]

- Whoa, whoa, hey. - The Starling Girl

- Whoa, whoa, hey.

- I'm hot. - The Starling Girl

Will you just talk
to me for a minute? - The Starling Girl

Will you just talk to me for a minute?

- [laughs] - The Starling Girl

You stop - The Starling Girl

- You got me. - The Starling Girl

I've been praying on
it a lot, and I just-- - The Starling Girl

I've been praying on it a lot, and I just--

But with you, I just--you
know, I see so much for you. - The Starling Girl

But with you, I just--you know, I see so much for you.

And when I'm with you,
I want so much for me, too. - The Starling Girl

And when I'm with you, I want so much for me, too.

But if you want to stop, - The Starling Girl

But if you want to stop,

[soft music] - The Starling Girl

- Hey, if there's anywhere
you could live, - The Starling Girl

- Hey, if there's anywhere you could live,

If you could go literally
anywhere in the world - The Starling Girl

If you could go literally anywhere in the world

- I like the skies
and the trees, - The Starling Girl

- I like the skies and the trees,

[sighs] - The Starling Girl

- [mumbling] - The Starling Girl

- [chuckles] - The Starling Girl

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17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.

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Director: Laurel Parmet

Writer: Laurel Parmet

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $161,290

Released: 11 Jul 2023

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

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