Sleepover (2004)

15% of critics liked it
(96 reviews)
62% of users liked it
(85,209 ratings)

Directed by Joe Nussbaum, Sleepover revolves around one of the hallmarks of female friendship: the all-important slumber party. In hopes of shedding their not-so-cool reputations during the summer before their freshman year, best friends Julie (Alexa Vega), Hannah (Mika Boorem), Yancy (Kalli Flynn… More Directed by Joe Nussbaum, Sleepover revolves around one of the hallmarks of female friendship: the all-important slumber party. In hopes of shedding their not-so-cool reputations during the summer before their freshman year, best friends Julie (Alexa Vega), Hannah (Mika Boorem), Yancy (Kalli Flynn Childress), and Farrah (Scout Taylor-Compton) decide to host the sleepover of their lives. Far from a mere pillow-fight-laden girl talk-fest, this sleepover includes an intense scavenger hunt against the most simultaneously loathed and envied young women they know: the infamous "popular" clique. Along the way, the girls manage to hijack a car, sneak into clubs, engage in a first kiss, and learn more than a little bit about themselves and their capabilities -- all while evading the watchful eyes of Julie's mother. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Joe Nussbaum
Written By: Elisa Bell
Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family

In Theaters: Jul 9, 2004 Wide
On DVD: Nov 23, 2004
Studio: MGM

Critic Reviews

Kris Wilton, Village Voice
Nussbaum's attempt to capture the 'tween zeitgeist fails: The Spice Girls-infused soundtrack is dated, and the feel-good progressiveness forced.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
A terrible film.
Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post
Not overwhelmingly original or funny.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Just when the big screen could use an injection of frothy, giggly girl power -- all in the name of a covert feminist message, of course -- Sleepover squanders that promise with a blah story and even bigger bummer of a take-home message.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fairly standard tween-oriented fare.
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
A good-hearted 'tween comedy hampered by uneven direction and a misguided plot twist.
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Not for younger kids, despite its PG rating.
Uri Lessing, www.kcactive.com
How many 14-year-old girls do you know who would set up a blind date with a grown-up over the Internet? (Yeah, I found this creepy too.)
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
Approaching Sleepover with any sort of sensitivity or intelligence is an act of extreme masochism.
Anthony Del Valle, Las Vegas Mercury
There's not a scene that doesn't feel as if we've been there before.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
Thanks to a few wacky set pieces, it's not quite as excruciating as it could have been.
Karina Montgomery, Cinerina
Generation X-ers continue to feel superior about their teen films...adding intelligence & darkness can make a generic teen romp into a rewatchable touchstone. Not Sleepover.

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Cassie H

Adorable tween Cinderella romantic comedy :)
KJ P

Sleepover is not the greatest chick flick of all time, but holds the style together with ease, making this one of my favourites. It is very hard for a chick flick to impress me, and this one accomplished that! I really enjoyed Sleepover!
Dead A

This was cute and funny.
Sanjaya &

The worst teenage movie I've already watched so far... The cast shows a terrible acting, the directing style is disturbing and annoying, and yet I don't have a lot of fun while watching it... One of the factor is there are no big teenage stars starred in this movie,… More
The worst teenage movie I've already watched so far... The cast shows a terrible acting, the directing style is disturbing and annoying, and yet I don't have a lot of fun while watching it... One of the factor is there are no big teenage stars starred in this movie, that's the reason why this movie sucks... I don't blame the story, because I don't expect a better story from a teenage movie besides a bunch of girls having fun and go to the prom... The big question is, how can Steve Carrell starred in this movie???
Red L

My choice of free films on TV has deteriorated since I dropped Movie Central. But I lasted all the way through this teeny bopper film where the good guys (girls actually) win out and what's-her-name gets her guy.
Rachel F

Just another stupid teen flick.
George K

Okay, this was better than I expected. But the bar was low, like really low. This had the making of a 1/2 star movie, but by the end, I bumped it up to a 2 1/2 star. Popcorn bag award goes to Alexa Vega of "Spy Kids" fame. Good job playing the lead role.
Timothy O

Yeah, not my cup of Earl Grey
Lauren D

My dad had this because it was for a friend's daughter (I guess it was a daughter). It was sitting there and I was really, really bored and so watched the entire thing. It was extremely pathetic and it's movies like this that make people grow up into the idiotic teenagers… More
My dad had this because it was for a friend's daughter (I guess it was a daughter). It was sitting there and I was really, really bored and so watched the entire thing. It was extremely pathetic and it's movies like this that make people grow up into the idiotic teenagers that are in the world today. I don't remember much of it, but I do remember the fat loner 14 year old girl ends up with this fat loner 30 year old guy with a beard. Which is just really lame.
Sunil J

This was a movie I got and watched with friends when I was drunk. It was the funniest movie ever. I probably wouldn't watch it again.
Patrick D

Steve Carrell is in this movie!