History Film / AccordingToGreta

* ProductPlacement: Greta contacts Comcast to hook up cable television service to her grandparents Ocean Grove home, [[ArtisticLicenseGeography even though the service provider for Neptune Township (which Ocean Grove is an unincorporated community located within Neptune Township) at the time was CableVision]].

* NotGoodWithPeople: Only makes one friend over the whole period being in New Jersey. She lampshades it with saying she always says the wrong thing.

* MeddlingParents: Her mother gets in the way any time she makes progress.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Shares some elements of Lizzie [=MacGuire=] such as running commentary/drawings and personal journal-like expression of experiences.

Hilary Duff's darkest and edgiest film to date. The film had a rating of 1.25 million viewers on its December 28, 2011 broadcast on the CW network which made it the most watched film of the week. It currently holds a rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes based on four reviews.

* AllergicToRoutine: Greta mentions she doesn't care about the routine of school, or having a job, or anything like that.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Julie.
* AntiHero: Greta.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The movies happy ending shows some hope for the family.
* BookSmart: Greta's an A-student

* CharacterDevelopment: Greta does eventually apologize, her mother does stop distancing herself from her child, grandmother eventually stops antagonizing Greta.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Of the extremely dark kind. Greta herself wants to avert the whole thing with killing herself.

* DaddysGirl: And Granddad's girl really. She gets along with her paternal people more then her maternal relationships.

* DeadpanSnarker: The movies selling point was "Hilary Duff plays sociopathic snarker".

* DysfunctionalFamily: The whole family. Greta is an obvious case of a neglected child, with anger issues and suicidal tendencies. Her mother is a self centered woman with the mind of a teenager, her father was driven to suicide by his horrible life, her (third) stepfather is obviously only interested in pleasing Greta's mother's childish desires, her grandmother is a confrontational old fart and her grandfather often downplays the importance of things to the point of irresponsibility.

* NoodleIncident: Greta refers to many of these through out the film.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Shares some elements of Lizzie [=MacGuire=] such as running commentary/drawings and personal journal like expression of experiences.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: From Greta to some costumers who she felt weren't living up to their potential.

''According to Greta'' (also known as ''Surviving Summer'' in the UK and ''Greta'' in Australia) is a 2009 American independent drama-character study film starring Music/HilaryDuff, Creator/EllenBurstyn, CreatorMichaelMurphy, Creator/EvanRoss, and Creator/MelissaLeo. Set in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and directed by Creator/NancyBardawil.

''According to Greta'' (also known as ''Surviving Summer'' in the UK and ''Greta'' in Australia) is a 2009 American independent drama-character study film starring Music/HilaryDuff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, Evan Ross, and Melissa Leo. Set in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and directed by Nancy Bardawil.

* Joisey: Greta's grandparents' house is in the Ocean Grove section of Neptune Township, New Jersey; all other scenes are also filmed in New Jersey.

Greta's snarky ways result in her getting a job at a local seafood restaurant. while working there, her odd sense of humour makes her attractive to many customers. Greta falls for a charismatic short-order cook named Julie, only to find out he was once incarcerated in a juvenile correctional facility for stealing cars. His experience made him determined to do something positive with his life and he attempts to convince Greta to not give up on hers...

* CelibateHero: Julie.

* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother ignores her and her dad kills himself.

''According to Greta'' (also known as ''Surviving Summer'' in the UK and ''Greta'' in Australia) is a 2009 American independent drama-character study film starring Muisc/HilaryDuff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, Evan Ross, and Melissa Leo. Set in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and directed by Nancy Bardawil.

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* AbusiveParents: There are some implications Greta's mother neglects and un-prioritizes Greta's many problems.
** Her father is revealed to [[spoiler:have shot himself in front of her while she was child]].

''According to Greta'' (also known as ''Surviving Summer'' in the UK and ''Greta'' in Australia) is a 2009 American independent drama-character study film starring Creator/HilaryDuff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, Evan Ross, and Melissa Leo. Set in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and directed by Nancy Bardawil.

* DeadpanSnarker: The movies selling point was "Hilary Duff plays sociopathic snarker"

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* DefrostingIceQueen: This story is Greta's defrosting

'''According to Greta''' (also known as '''Surviving Summer''' in the UK and '''Greta''' in Australia) is a 2009 American independent drama-character study film starring Creator/HilaryDuff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, Evan Ross, and Melissa Leo. Set in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and directed by Nancy Bardawil.

* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Greta's mother has this implication when she "HAS" to take her too camp to fix her problems.

* SexAsARiteOfPassage: In her list of things to do before she dies this is right up there.

'''According to Greta''' (also known as '''Surviving Summer''' in the UK and '''Greta''' in Australia) is a 2009 American independent drama-character study film starring HilaryDuff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, Evan Ross, and Melissa Leo. Set in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, and directed by Nancy Bardawil.

Greta (HilaryDuff) O'Donnell-Humphrey-Monroe is seventeen. She is bright and beautiful. She is also rebellious as a consequence of her turbulent home life. She arms herself with sarcasm that barely disguises her hurt. For example, she often alludes to suicide and to the many ways in which she plans to end her life. Pushed aside by her mother, Karen, who is on her third marriage and counting, Greta is shipped off to her grandparents for the summer. She is not happy about it and neither are her grandparents. In fact, she tells them that she fully intends to kill herself before the summer is over and compiles a notebook of suicide methods.

HilaryDuff's darkest and edgiest film to date. The film had a rating of 1.25 million viewers on its December 28, 2011 broadcast on the CW network which made it the most watched film of the week. It currently holds a rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes based on four reviews.

* AntiHero: Greta

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Julie
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The movies happy ending shows some hope for the family.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: defines this trope.

* ComingOfAgeStory: Of the extremely dark kind. Greta herself wants to avert the whole thing with killing herself.
* CharacterDevelopment: Greta does eventually apologize, her mother does stop distancing herself from her child, grandmother eventually stops antagonizing Greta.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compare to any of HilaryDuff's previous films.
* DaddysGirl: and Granddad's girl really. She gets along with her paternal people more then her maternal relationships.
* DeadpanSnarker: The movies selling point was "Hilary Duff plays socipathic snarker"
* DefrostingIceQueen: This story is Greta's defrosting

* TheDeterminator: Greta.
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Often in the first reactions, mostly Greta says stupid/mean things and then says something else mean and everybody gets angry.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud:Greta, constantly.
* {{Dismotivation}}: Julie helps her realize her issues with this.

* DontYouDarePityMe: Greta insists on this.
* DysfunctionJunction: Everybody in Greta's family has issues and problems

* EmotionlessGirl: Greta tries really hard to be this

* EarnYourHappyEnding: The future of the family looks MORBID till about the last half hour where someone steps in and states they need to actually talk and be together and conscience and heal.
* GenderBlenderName: Julie

* HairTriggerTemper: Her Grandma has this problem.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Her mother and Greta herself.
* NoodleIncident: Greta refers to many of these through out the film.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother ignores her and her dad kills himself.
* MoodSwinger: Everybody in this film

* NeverMyFault: Greta's mother has this problem
* TheOphelia: three times Greta drowns herself to die
* LovableAlphaBitch: HilaryDuff playing this role is what makes her lovable
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Greta
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Everybody to everybody.

* TheSlacker: Greta.
* SexAsARiteOfPassage: In her list of things to do before she dies this is right up there.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Shares some elements of LizzieMcguire such as running commentary/drawings and personal journal like expression of experiences.

* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Inverted and Challenged

* TheSociopath: Everybody has there moments in this film.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: From Greta to some costumers who she felt weren't living up to their potiential.
* WhereDidWeGoWrong: TWO generations of this
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Greta's mother has this implication when she "HAS" to take her too camp to fix her problems.

* CelibateHero: Julie

* DevelopmentHell: Was made in late 07, only got released late 09 and not even on a wide scale.

* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud:Greta, constantly

* DrivenToSuicide: Greta, constantly

* DaddyIssues: Due to him being DrivenToSuicide

* MommyIssues: Her mother sort of didn't help her issues