The Good Girl
The Good Girl is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly.
Plot
Justine Last is a bored thirty-year-old woman living in small-town Texas with her husband Phil, a house painter who spends most of his free time smoking marijuana with his best friend, Bubba. Phil and Justine have been trying to have a baby, but have been unsuccessful despite doctors telling Justine she is healthy and fertile.
Awards
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| author | Mike White |
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| award | Hollywood Actress Award Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay |
| contentLocation | Texas |
| director | Miguel Arteta |
| editor | Jeff Betancourt |
| events | suicide |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | baby best friend big-box store catcher in the rye credit card disillusion free time hide holden caulfield house painter marijuana meet mentally ill morning motel room nothing painted face poison protagonist read run away security guard sleep smoke surveillance camera the catcher in the rye |
| musicBy | Tony Maxwell |
| nomination | Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Matthew Greenfield |
| productionCompany | Flan de Coco Films Myriad Pictures |
| publisher | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| theme | independent |