Pretty Hurts

"Brought to you by GSK."

2025 1h 30m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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To win scholarship money for college, Lauren enters the same beauty pageant her mom once dominated in her youth. Lauren is thrust into a dark, toxic world of cutthroat competition and manipulation. Too preoccupied with the pageant, Lauren doesn’t realize that her best friend Rae is falling seriously ill with an uncommon and potentially deadly disease — meningitis B – prompting her to turn the pageant platform into a tool for awareness.

“Brought to you by GSK.”

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Cast

Sarah Borne
Lauren
Haylie Duff
Julie
Kaci Barker
Rae
Haley Gosserand
Brianna
Cyane Gan
Nora
Hannah Westerfield
Maddy
Rachael Markarian
Helene Matthews
Andrew Shaw
Michael

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Herzlinger
Writers: Lydia Genner
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Herzlinger, shot by Erik Van Lenten. 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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Editor Daniel Duncan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sarah Borne and Haylie Duff and Kaci Barker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Brought to you by GSK.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37495488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brian Herzlinger directs. Erik Van Lenten behind the camera. Daniel Duncan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released last year.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Brian Herzlinger, shot by Erik Van Lenten. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Daniel Duncan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sarah Borne and Haylie Duff and Kaci Barker carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Brought to you by GSK.".
8IMDB entry: tt37495488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.