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NOT the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Part 2)

MPDG is a term established with a good intention to call out sexist character writing but was eventually misused so many times. Not every quirky or fun or inspiring female character is a MPGD. Here is a list of 10 movies with characters often mislabeled as a MPDG (Bringing Up Baby, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) or even designed specifically to deconstruct the trope (500 Days of Summer, Ruby Sparks). Check Part 1 of the list to see 10 examples of an actual MPDG character.
Partly based on the video The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope, Explained by The Take.
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Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
2
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
5
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
7
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
8
Ruby Sparks (2012)
Ruby Sparks (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
9
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
10
Paper Towns (2015)
Paper Towns (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
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