My Girl

1h 43m · 1991 · Directed by Howard Zieff · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

My Girl (1991) runs 1h 43m, directed by Howard Zieff. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

Genres: Comedy, Drama

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.