---
title: 'How to Build a Girl (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Coky Giedroyc'
released: '2019-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-to-build-a-girl-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4193072/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# How to Build a Girl (2019)

2019 · R · 102 min · Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

How to Build a Girl is a 2019 coming-of-age comedy film directed by Coky Giedroyc, from a screenplay by Caitlin Moran, based on her 2014 novel. The film tells the story of Johanna Morrigan, an aspiring music journalist in 1990s Wolverhampton. It stars Beanie Feldstein, Paddy Considine, Sarah Solemani, Alfie Allen, Frank Dillane, Laurie Kynaston, Arinzé Kene, Tadhg Murphy, Ziggy Heath, Bobby Schofield, Chris O'Dowd, Joanna Scanlan and Emma Thompson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Coky Giedroyc](https://cinepixo.com/people/coky-giedroyc)
- **Screenplay:** [John Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-niven), [Caitlin Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/caitlin-moran)
- **Producer:** [Alison Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-owen), [Debra Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hayward)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hubert Taczanowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-taczanowski)
- **Editor:** [Gareth C. Scales](https://cinepixo.com/people/gareth-c-scales)

## Cast

- [Alfie Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfie-allen)
- [Paddy Considine](https://cinepixo.com/people/paddy-considine)
- [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson)
- [Beanie Feldstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/beanie-feldstein)
- [Chris O'Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-o-dowd)

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