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Girls Like Girls Is in Theaters and 91 Percent of Critics Agree

By The Backlot

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A scene from Girls Like Girls (2026), the Focus Features romantic drama directed by Hayley Kiyoko and starring Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy

Girls Like Girls is in theaters from Focus Features. Hayley Kiyoko directed it. She wrote the song in 2015, turned it into a novel in 2023, and this is the movie.

Maya da Costa plays Coley, 17, who moves to a small Oregon town after her mother dies. She meets Sonya. What happens next is the kind of first love that lives in a borrowed jacket and a scrutinized text message. Myra Molloy plays Sonya. It is set in the early 2000s and treats the girls' love as a given rather than a conflict.

91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Certified Fresh. Variety called it Kiyoko's assured directorial debut.

Before you go, watch the Girls Like Girls music video. The song is where this all started.

The last weekend of Pride month and there is a 91 percent queer romance in limited theaters. You have been sleeping on it.

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Girls Like Girls Is in Theaters and 91 Percent of Critics Agree
DirectorHayley Kiyoko
CastMaya da Costa, Myra Molloy, Levon Hawke, Zach Braff, Remy Marthaller, Maya Ford
GenreRomance, Drama
Release2026-06-19
Runtime95 min
Rated6.7/10
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A scene from Girls Like Girls (2026), the Focus Features romantic drama directed by Hayley Kiyoko and starring Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy
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Girls Like Girls is in theaters right now from Focus Features. Hayley Kiyoko directed it, based on her most famous song. 91 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The last weekend of Pride month. Tag who you are seeing this with. #GirlsLikeGirls #Backlot @hayleykiyoko

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Girls Like Girls is in theaters. Hayley Kiyoko turned her 2015 song into a movie. 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Focus Features. Last weekend of Pride month and you haven't seen it yet.

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