Movie
The Wrong Girls
Cultural messages
Family Is Everything
mediumFrankie and Molly's codependent friendship is the explicit emotional core of the film. The found-family bond is threatened on two fronts: Molly's boyfriend asking her to move in (potential separation) and the dangerous factions hunting them. The resolution hinges on the two friends using their shared telepathic abilities together in the final act — their psychic link is a literal manifestation of their bond. Three signals are present: found family functioning as biological family (explicitly framed as codependent), a character facing a choice between that bond and a romantic/domestic alternative, and the shared connection being the mechanism that defeats the threat when nothing else can.
About this message: Family bonds — biological or found — are ultimately what saves the day, provides meaning, and matters most. Characters who stray from family suffer; those who return are rewarded.
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Full plot (spoilers)
Frankie (Kristen Stewart) and Molly (Alia Shawkat) are two codependent best friends scraping by paycheck to paycheck, spending their days getting high, co-signing each other's bad decisions, and collectively avoiding adulthood. Their comfortable stasis is disrupted when Molly's boyfriend asks her to move in with him and, simultaneously, a case of mistaken identity lands Frankie in possession of a briefcase full of glowing vials of an experimental psychedelic. When Frankie and Molly combine the drug with marijuana, they develop lingering telepathic abilities—including the ability to communicate with their two cats, who offer comedic commentary throughout the film. Their accidental acquisition draws the attention of two dangerous factions: white-suited Danish criminals who want the drug back and consider the women disposable test subjects, and scientists (including a character played by Kate McKinnon) seeking to weaponize the telepathic effect for military purposes. A doppelgänger subplot involving a character called 'Not Metal Head Dave' (LaKeith Stanfield) deepens the mistaken-identity tangle. While on the run, Frankie and Molly also attempt to monetize the drug themselves to cover their bills, and the pair attend a college reunion amid escalating threats. The telepathic powers remain mostly latent until the chaotic final act, where the friends must finally use their abilities to survive. Written and directed by Dylan Meyer; released theatrically through Neon on August 14, 2026.
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