History Film / WildChild

* BigEater: Drippy regularly sneaks into the school freezer at night for an ice-cream fix, plus she can't resist some cream eggs when the girls are attempting to buy alcohol.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Poppy. Though, it is mostly a fabricate [[spoiler: to hide her sadness with losing her mother and struggle to move on.]]

* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Somewhat of an aversion; Poppy's initially only after Freddy because of the fact that he's son of her school's headmistress, but she eventually comes to genuinely like him and the two ultimately become an OfficialCouple.

* OopNorth: Several of the girls have Northern accents, particularly Josie, while Kiki's accent is distinctly Scottish (Glaswegian, to be precise), while Kate's has a mild Welsh lilt to it. Drippy, Harriet, Charlotte and Jane on the other hand all have more Southern accents. The setting is in the North, however.

* OopNorth: Several of the girls have Northern accents, particularly Josie, while Kiki's accent is distinctly Scottish (Glaswegian, to be precise). Drippy, Kate and Harriet all have more Southern accents, though. The setting is in the North, however.

* ComedicSociopathy: One of Poppy and the girls' pranks to get Poppy expelled involves touting Harriet as a phone sex operator. Bearing in mind that Harriet is a schoolgirl and a minor, this is horrifying. On the other hand, [[AcademicAlphaBitch it's]] [[SmugSnake Harriet]], which makes it all the more hilarious when she fails to grasp just ''what'' the pervert in the telephone box wants from her.

* ComedicSociopathy: One of Poppy and the girls' pranks to get Poppy expelled involves touting Harriet as a phone sex operator. Bearing in mind that Harriet is a schoolgirl and a minor, this is horrifying. On the other hand, [[AcademixAlphaBitch it's]] [[SmugSnake Harriet]], which makes it all the more hilarious when she fails to grasp just ''what'' the pervert in the telephone box wants from her.

* RuleOfSymbolism: After Poppy changes her hairstyle to something more "natural", her CharacterDevelopment quickly begins, such as begins acting nicer and more like a proper young lady, acts less spoiled, and becomes true friends her roommates, [[spoiler:showing that from this point she is starting to accept her mother's death and being a student at Abbeymount, especially when she discovers her mother was a student there.]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The theatrical trailer for the film reveals Poppy finding a picture of her mother and discovering she was a student at Abbey Monut.

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: A mild example with Poppy and her little sister Molly, respectively: Poppy is vain, spoiled and frequently causes mayhem to spite her father, whereas Molly seems more prudent and timid, and her pleas for Poppy to reign in her destructive behavior fall on deaf ears. Molly also seems aware of Ruby's two faced nature since she clearly dislikes her, whilst Poppy naively thinks of Ruby as her best friend.

* AliceAllusion: Mrs Kingsley lends Poppy a copy of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' to read. References to it are [[StealthPun peppered]] throughout the story, especially in Poppy's interactions with Freddy, but it is mainly used to [[StealthPun mirror]] Poppy's feelings of being out of her depth and wanting to find her way home, before she ultimately acclimates to her surroundings, grows out of her narrow view of the world and allows herself to be more open and vulnerable. Amusingly enough, the fire and the trial are also reminiscent of key plot points from the book, with extra points for the Honour Court room having black and white tiles, much like a chessboard. Poppy's leaping off the cliff at the beginning of the movie could also simultaneously be a nod to Alice's long fall down the rabbit hole and the pool of tears.

* AliceAllusion: Mrs Kingsley lends Poppy a copy of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' to read. References to it are [[StealthPun peppered]] throughout the story, especially in Poppy's interactions with Freddy, but it is mainly used to [[StealthPun mirror]] Poppy's feelings of being out of her depth and wanting to find her way home, before she ultimately acclimates to her surroundings, grows out of her narrow view of the world and allows herself to be more open and vulnerable. Amusingly enough, the fire and the trial are also reminiscent of key plot points from the book, with extra points for the Honour Court room having black and white tiles, much like a chessboard.

* TheDogBitesBack: Harriet's errand girl winds up getting back at her during the trial by joining in on [[IAmSpartacus the wave of support for Poppy]], which causes Harriet to flip out.

* AliceAllusion: Mrs Kingsley lends Poppy a copy of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' to read. References to it are [[StealthPun peppered]] throughout the story, especially in Poppy's interactions with Freddy, but it is mainly used to [[StealthPun mirror]] Poppy's feelings of being out of her depth and wanting to find her way home, before she ultimately acclimates to her surroundings, grows out of her narrow view of the world and allows herself to be more open and vulnerable.

* IAmSpartacus: During Poppy's trial, Mrs Kingsley asks her of anyone was with her the night of the fire, to which Poppy says she doesn't think so. Kate, Josie, Kiki and Drippy lead every single girl in the room (except Harriet) into getting up one after the other and saying they were with her that night.