Factory Girl

"When Andy met Edie, life imitated art."

2006 1h 31m EN

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6.0

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21%

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 276🥫21%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 22,811

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Synopsis

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In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.

“When Andy met Edie, life imitated art.”

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Cast

Sienna Miller
Edie Sedgwick
Guy Pearce
Andy Warhol
Hayden Christensen
Musician
Mena Suvari
Richie Berlin
Jimmy Fallon
Chuck Wein
Tara Summers
Brigid Polk
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Ingrid Superstar
Jack Huston
Gerard Malanga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Hickenlooper
Writers: Captain Mauzner, Simon Monjack, Aaron Richard Golub
Languages: English, French, Slovak
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Slovak.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Hickenlooper, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Levine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce and Hayden Christensen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When Andy met Edie, life imitated art.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Hickenlooper directs. Michael Grady behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Michael Levine cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Slovak.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Slovak.
4Directed by George Hickenlooper, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Levine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce and Hayden Christensen carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "When Andy met Edie, life imitated art.".
9IMDB entry: tt0432402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "infidelity", "new york city", "gallery", "alcohol".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Grady
Original score: Edward Shearmur
Editing: Michael Levine
Costume design: John Dunn
Stunt coordinator: Jeff Galpin
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Box office: $3,572,632
Return: 51% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Factory Girl (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 21% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 45/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 22,811 votes
MPAA: R

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Felicity2025-07-28
★ 8/10
I'm not sure how much of this movie is accurate. However, if Andy Warhol is portrayed as he truly was, then he was no better than Truman Capote. The musician Edie dated was correct when he said Andy was a bloodsucker. He was jealous of Edie, of her social status, of her beauty. And the guy who went to New York with her was not her friend either. Disgusting. Poor girl. After I read her family history, I saw that she started with a deficit re her paternal genes. It's no wonder she had such a tough time. God bless her.

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