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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Dunkleman and Jodi. They start off as friends, with Dunkleman being Jodi's HopelessSuitor because of their height difference, but they eventually end up together.



* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Dunkleman and Jodi. They start off as friends, with Dunkleman being Jodi's HopelessSuitor because of their height difference, but they eventually end up together.

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* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first.
Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.

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* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first. \n Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.

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* AlphaBitch: Kimmy, Jodi’s primary tormentor since childhood and her love rival.

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* AlphaBitch: Kimmy, Jodi’s the most popular girl in the school, Jodi's primary tormentor since childhood childhood, and her love rival.



* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first. Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.

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* LovableAlphaBitch: Harper, in contrast to classic AlphaBitch Kimmy. She's a vain and shallow AttentionWhore who is obsessed with beauty pageants, but is very willing to help Jodi and really cares about her sister.
* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first.
Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.
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* BeautifulAllAlong: The [[InformedFlaw "unattractive"]] Jodi becomes beautiful after she starts wearing makeup and LettingHerHairDown. Even one of her former bullies develops a crush on her.


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* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: In the first scene, we see a boy ditching Jodi because of her tall stature, and she has always been made fun for this reason. Downplayed, as Jodi is shown to be a DudeMagnet throughout the film, with two boys being madly in love with her, and a third one who has a crush on her and finds her hot.

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* CoolLoser: Jodi is a rich, attractive, smart, and talented girl who has a caring family, two loyal friends, and [[DudeMagnet three boys]] falling in love with her. She's still portrayed as a loser who has been bullied since childhood because of her only flaw: she's too tall.



* RealityIsUnrealistic: Lead actress Ava Michelle actually ''was'' bullied for her height back when she was on ''Series/DanceMoms'', yet the most common critique of this film is that the idea of anyone getting bullied for their height is unrealistic.
** YMMV: Ava was bullied for her height when compared to her much more petite fellow dancers whereas Jody is not a dancer so is apparently bullied simply because she's 6'1.

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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Lead actress Ava Michelle actually ''was'' bullied for her height back when she was on ''Series/DanceMoms'', yet the most common critique of this film is that the idea of anyone getting bullied for their height is unrealistic.
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unrealistic. Ava was bullied for her height when compared to her much more petite fellow dancers whereas Jody is not a dancer so is apparently bullied simply because she's 6'1.


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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Jodi is a HugeSchoolgirl who usually wears pants and TomboyishPonytail, her sister Harper is a beauty pageant winner.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Dunkleman and Jodi. They start off as friends, with Dunkleman being Jodi's HopelessSuitor because of their height difference, but they eventually end up together.

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''Tall Girl'' is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about Jodi Kreyman - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.

Tall Girl was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Creator/AngelaKinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Creator/GriffinGluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.

The film was released internationally by Creator/{{Netflix}} on September 13, 2019.

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''Tall Girl'' is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about RomanticComedy. It was released internationally by Creator/{{Netflix}} on September 13, 2019.

Jodi Kreyman - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.

Tall Girl The film was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Creator/AngelaKinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Creator/GriffinGluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.

The film was released internationally by Creator/{{Netflix}} A sequel, ''Tall Girl 2'', is slated for release on September 13, 2019.
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* FirstWorldProblems: Jodi is miserable due to being tall even though she’s an attractive woman from a well off family.
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* StatuesqueStunner: Jodi is this by default due to being 6'1, and fits the trope even more so after her makeover.

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* StatuesqueStunner: Jodi is this by default due to being 6'1, and fits the trope even more so after her makeover.makeover, although the fact that it makes her a bullying target [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] it somewhat.

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* ShoeSizeAngst: The film has an infamous line about the struggles of being a teenager girl with size 13 feet.

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* ShoeSizeAngst: The film has an infamous line about the struggles of being a teenager teenage girl with size 13 feet. feet.
* StatuesqueStunner: Jodi is this by default due to being 6'1, and fits the trope even more so after her makeover.
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* HeightInsult: The movie revolves around this trope. Jodi is frequently bullied for her height by random students pranking her, asking her how's the weather up there, and calling her sasquatch.
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Tall Girl was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Creator/AngelaKinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Griffin Gluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.

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Tall Girl was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Creator/AngelaKinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Griffin Gluck Creator/GriffinGluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.
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** YMMV: Ava was bullied for her height when compared to her much more petite fellow dancers whereas Jody is not a dancer so is apparently bullied simply because she's 6'1.
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* ShoeSizeAngst: The film has an infamous line about the struggles of being a teenager girl with size 13 feet.
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Tall Girl was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Angela Kinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Griffin Gluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.

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Tall Girl was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Angela Kinsey Creator/AngelaKinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Griffin Gluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Lead actress Ava Michelle actually ''was'' bullied for her height back when she was on ''Series/DanceMoms'', yet the most common critique of this film is that the idea of anyone getting bullied for their height is unrealistic.
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* PreviouslyOverlookedParamour: Jack "Dunkers" Dunkelman is openly smitten with Jodi Kreyman, who dismisses him as a prospective match in favour of someone taller. While their friendship becomes strained by these factors, Jodi eventually realizes Dunkers' potential when she finds out that he stood up for her when other people were talking about her behind her back, including her RomanticFalseLead.
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* AlphaBitch: Kimmy, Jodi’s primary tormentor since childhood and her love rival.
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Tall Girl is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about Jodi Kreyman - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.

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''Tall Girl''
is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about Jodi Kreyman - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.
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* MakeoverFairy: Harper steps in as this for Jodi, helping her find outfits and makeup that flatter her figure.

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* MakeoverFairy: Harper steps in as this for Jodi, helping her find outfits and makeup that flatter her figure.figure.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first. Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.

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* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first. Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.jealous.
* MakeoverFairy: Harper steps in as this for Jodi, helping her find outfits and makeup that flatter her figure.
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Tall Girl is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about Jodi - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.

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Tall Girl is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about Jodi Kreyman - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Jack is this to Jody, although he finally [[RelationshipUpgrade ends up with her in the final scene of the movie]].
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* InformedUnattractiveness: Apparently, Jodie’s height is supposed to make her physically unattractive, but she’s a very pretty, blonde, and overall conventionally beautiful girl. Her outfits and hair are intentionally made to draw attention to her height, but it’s very difficult to hide considering that four boys like her over the course of the plot.

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* InformedUnattractiveness: InformedFlaw: Apparently, Jodie’s height is supposed to make her physically unattractive, but she’s a very pretty, blonde, and overall conventionally beautiful girl. Her outfits and hair are intentionally made to draw attention to her height, and the movie constantly points out how people pick on her for her height, including her own family, but it’s very difficult to hide considering it still falls flat. It also doesn’t help that four boys like she’s somehow the tallest girl in her over massive school at 6’1” (there are plenty of women taller than that, and a ton of guys as well, yet she’s the course of the plot.only one picked on for it).
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*InformedUnattractiveness: Apparently, Jodie’s height is supposed to make her physically unattractive, but she’s a very pretty, blonde, and overall conventionally beautiful girl. Her outfits and hair are intentionally made to draw attention to her height, but it’s very difficult to hide considering that four boys like her over the course of the plot.
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* HeightAngst: The central premise of the film; at 6'1, Jodi is the tallest girl at her school (and by many of the shots, one of the tallest students **period**) which provides her a lot of angst in her day-to-day life. Inspired in part by Ava Michelle's own experiences with bullying about her height.

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* HeightAngst: The central premise of the film; at 6'1, Jodi is the tallest girl at her school (and by many of the shots, one of the tallest students **period**) '''''period''''') which provides her a lot of angst in her day-to-day life. Inspired in part by Ava Michelle's own experiences with bullying about her height.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Jodi constantly complains about no one being interested in her because of her height, yet refuses to date Dunkleman because he is too short.

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* HollywoodDateless: Jodi complains about no one ever finding her attractive, but over the course of the film she has four boys interested in her. [[note]]Albeit, the first one ditched her when he realized how tall she was and the other, Schnipper, only liked her after she had a makeover. But Dunkleman has been pursuing her for years and Stig likes her just as much as she likes him.[[/note]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Jodi constantly complains about that no one being is interested in her because of her height, yet refuses to date Dunkleman because he is too short.short.
* LoveDodecahedron: Jodi likes Stig, who likes her back, but goes out with Kimmy when she asks him out first. Dunkleman has had a crush on Jodi since childhood, but she constantly rejects him until the end of the movie. Kimmy's friend Liz has a crush on Dunkleman and they go out for a while but he can't get over his feelings for Jodi. Meanwhile, Kimmy's other friend Schnipper becomes interested in Jodi after a makeover and she goes out with him to try and make Stig jealous.
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* HeightAngst: The central premise of the film; at 6'1, Jodi is the tallest girl at her school (and by many of the shots, one of the tallest students **period**) which provides her a lot of angst in her day-to-day life. Inspired in part by Ava Michelle's own experiences with bullying about her height.

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* HeightAngst: The central premise of the film; at 6'1, Jodi is the tallest girl at her school (and by many of the shots, one of the tallest students **period**) which provides her a lot of angst in her day-to-day life. Inspired in part by Ava Michelle's own experiences with bullying about her height.height.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Jodi constantly complains about no one being interested in her because of her height, yet refuses to date Dunkleman because he is too short.
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* ChekovsGun: The crate that Dunkleman carries throughout the film? It's specifically so when he and Jodi kiss for the first time, he can be taller than her.

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The crate that Dunkleman carries throughout the film? It's specifically so when he and Jodi kiss for the first time, he can be taller than her.

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* ChildhoodBestFriendRomance: Jodi spends most of the film rejecting Dunkleman's advances before realizing she really does love him in the film's climax/

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* ChildhoodBestFriendRomance: ChildhoodFriendRomance: Jodi spends most of the film rejecting Dunkleman's advances before realizing she really does love him in the film's climax/climax.
* FaceHeelTurn: Stig comes across as a genuinely nice guy, until near the end of the film, when he ends up insulting Jodi to impress the popular kids.
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Tall Girl is a 2019 teen RomanticComedy about Jodi - the tallest girl in her high school - who has always felt uncomfortable being herself, especially when compared to her beauty pageant queen sister, Harper. But after years of being made fun of and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall when a new foreign exchange student arrives at her school.

Tall Girl was directed by Nzingha Stewart and stars Ava Michelle as the titular Tall Girl, Creator/SabrinaCarpenter as Harper, Angela Kinsey and Steve Zahn as Jodi's parents, Luke Eisner as Stig, the sexy (and tall!) Swedish ForeignExchangeStudent, and Griffin Gluck as Jodi's beleagured best friend.

The film was released internationally by Creator/{{Netflix}} on September 13, 2019.

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* ChekovsGun: The crate that Dunkleman carries throughout the film? It's specifically so when he and Jodi kiss for the first time, he can be taller than her.
* ChildhoodBestFriendRomance: Jodi spends most of the film rejecting Dunkleman's advances before realizing she really does love him in the film's climax/
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Kimmy shows off several times throughout the film by spouting random phrases in other languages; this is supposed to give credence to her RichBitch status by showing how she picks up languages in all the exotic locales her family vacations in.
* HeightAngst: The central premise of the film; at 6'1, Jodi is the tallest girl at her school (and by many of the shots, one of the tallest students **period**) which provides her a lot of angst in her day-to-day life. Inspired in part by Ava Michelle's own experiences with bullying about her height.

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