MANIC PIXIE LOST WRITER BOYS

07 Oct, 2025

I watched "Alice in the cities" for movie club today and realized I have a special aversion to this manic pixie dream girl equivalent trope- lost European writer/artist boy/man. I wanted to see if it was a gender specific annoyance so I asked for a list of movies that might have this but with a female lead. Here are some names that came up-

1. Vagabond (1985 film)
2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
3. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
4. Bad Girl [2025][Tamil]
5. American Honey

Also discussed, lost young people with older men who find them-

1. Paper moon
2. C'mon C'mon

Also randomly came up due to similarity in name- The Paper Chase

Potential Win Wenders to watch- Until the End of the World