The Wrong Girls (2026)

Name: The Wrong Girls
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction
Released: 2026-08-14
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox, Tony Hale

The Wrong Girls (2026), directed by Dylan Meyer, starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat.

08/14/2026 BR Comedy, Crime and Science Fiction 1h 39m

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Synopsis

Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.

Todd BanhazlCinematography
Dylan MeyerDirector, Producer, Writer
Kathryn J. SchubertEditing
Alex McAteeProducer

About the film

The Wrong Girls is a 2026 American stoner comedy film written and directed by Dylan Meyer in her directorial debut. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, LaKeith Stanfield, Tony Hale, Zack Fox, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate McKinnon, and Geena Davis.

It was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on August 14, 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

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It was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on August 14, 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.

Cast

Kristen Stewart as Frankie/Frances

Alia Shawkat as Molly

LaKeith Stanfield as Not Metal Head Dave

Zack Fox as Josh

Tony Hale as Martin Flynn

Seth Rogen as the voice of Dio, a cat

Kumail Nanjiani as the voice of GG, a cat

Geena Davis as Dr. Chapman

Kate McKinnon as Dr. Olsen

Thomas Nicholson as Fritz

Thor Knai as Dagmar

Thomas La Barbera Christensen as Axel

Cate Blanchett as Deep Sea Expert

Sugar Lyn Beard as Mr. Kock

Production

The film is written by Dylan Meyer, who also serves as the director of the film. She wrote the story on personal experiences hanging out and getting high at home with her best friend. The script had been written over a decade ago and is what first brought her and Kristen Stewart together. Discussing the film in 2023, Stewart described it as a "stoner girl comedy" She is also a producer alongside Maggie McLean and Meyer for Nevermind Pictures, with Alex McAtee, James Weaver, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Point Grey Pictures, and Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read for Savage Rose Films. Scott Aharoni, Sinan Eczacibasi and Metin Alihan Yalcindag serve as executive producers for Curious Gremlin. It is distributed by Neon.

Stewart and Shawkat lead the cast which added Rogen, LaKeith Stanfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Zack Fox and Tony Hale in February 2025.

Todd Banhazl is cinematographer with singer-songwriter and composer Ty Segall involved in the project. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles with Punk band Mannequin Pussy giving a live performance at a closed Los Angeles DIY space. Filming began in February 2025 in Los Angeles and concluded in March 2025.

Release

The film was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on August 14, 2026.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of 70 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Proudly stupid and surprisingly sweet, The Wrong Girls coasts on Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat's chemistry, even as its barrage of stoner gags produces more genial laughs than truly memorable ones." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

References

External links

The Wrong Girls at IMDb

Text from The Wrong Girls on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Girls

Trivia

It premiered on August 14, 2026, a Friday.
It runs 1h39 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosNevermind, Point Grey Pictures, Savage Rose Films, NEON, 100 Zeros
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Danish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Todd Banhazl Cinematography
Dylan Meyer Director
Kathryn J. Schubert Editing
Alex McAtee Producer
Allison Rose Carter Producer
Dylan Meyer Producer
Evan Goldberg Producer
James Weaver Producer
Jon Read Producer
Kristen Stewart Producer
Maggie McLean Producer
Seth Rogen Producer
Ty Segall Original music
Dylan Meyer Writer

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What is The Wrong Girls about?

The Wrong Girls: Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.

Who directed The Wrong Girls?

The Wrong Girls was directed by Dylan Meyer in 2026.

Who stars in The Wrong Girls?

The cast of The Wrong Girls includes Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox and Tony Hale.

How long is The Wrong Girls?

The Wrong Girls runs for 99 minutes, or 1h39.