Little Bitches

Little Bitches

Year: 2018

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Nick Kreiss

RomanceComedyDrama

Best Friends for Never A group of friends vow to open their college acceptance letters at the same time during the big end-of -year party.

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1

Freshman pact

Three freshmen—Annie, Marisa, and Kelly—vow to open their college acceptance letters together at their senior bash, sealing a promise to stay connected. They imagine a future where their friendship endures beyond high school. The pact anchors the emotional arc of the film.

Prologue High school
2

Years later, fragile balance

Years have passed and Annie and Marisa remain best friends while Kelly has become the most popular girl in school. Annie clings to the promise, hoping to keep the trio together, but Marisa resents Annie’s constant chatter about the pact. Kelly tries to bridge the distance, yet her presence only highlights the growing rift.

Several years later High school campus
3

Panic attack in class

In class, Annie spots Kelly and the popular girls laughing, triggering a sudden panic attack. She bolts to the bathroom while classmates whisper and stare. The moment underscores Annie’s anxiety and the fragile social web around her.

During class Classroom and bathroom
4

Outside the hall, detention

Kelly follows Annie and Marisa as the confrontation escalates. The three are caught by the hall monitor, Andy, who assigns them detention. The incident outside the classroom becomes the catalyst that pulls their day into a path toward separation and reflection.

Detention start Outside the school, near the entrance
5

Detention text

While in detention, Kelly sends Marisa a text message that lands with heavy implications. Marisa deletes the message, keeping her emotions hidden from Annie. The moment deepens the strain between Annie and Marisa, who are already tense after the earlier incident.

During detention Detention room
6

After detention, the confrontation

Once detention ends, Annie confronts Marisa about the deleted text and the distance between them. Marisa loses her temper and tells Annie to stop living in a fantasy world, insisting she stop chasing a friendship that seems out of reach. Annie breaks down, overwhelmed by fear of losing Kelly and the bond they once shared.

Afternoon School hallway
7

Reminiscences of better days

Annie, Marisa, and Kelly separately reminisce about how close they felt during freshman year. The memories reveal how much each girl still values the others, even as they drift apart. The film builds the tension between longing and the inevitability of change.

Evening Various places
8

Limo to the senior party

Annie sees Kelly and her friends loading into a limo bound for the senior party, which deepens Annie’s sense of isolation. She succumbs to self-doubt, eats an entire bag of potato chips, and sinks into a depressive mood. The moment emphasizes how proximity to a great social event can amplify loneliness.

Afternoon Outside the school; street / parking area
9

Missed ties revealed

Marisa finds Annie moping by her car and explains that Kelly had missed them, revealing the content of the detention text. She confesses she kept the message from Annie to avoid pushing her away further. Annie reels from the revelation, feeling betrayed and torn.

Evening By Annie's car
10

Sarah's hard truth

Marisa heads to a liquor store to buy alcohol and encounters Sarah, one of the mean girls from freshman year who is now pregnant and working a second job. Sarah tells her that life gets real after high school and urges acceptance of reality. The encounter pushes Marisa toward a reckless night she may later regret.

Night Liquor store
11

Night of wandering

Marisa drinks and wanders the closed school at night, spiraling as the weight of adulthood presses in. The solitary motion underscores her fear of failing to grow up or confront her problems. The liminal night becomes a turning point that will shape her choices ahead.

Night Around the closed school
12

Kelly at the party

Kelly arrives at the senior party with a sense of ambivalence, revealing that she never truly wanted to end the friendship. She tells Marisa that it was Marisa who changed, not her. The confession begins to recalibrate the girls’ tangled loyalties.

Night Senior party venue
13

Annie pursues the party

Annie decides she won't give up on the promise and heads to the party with renewed resolve. She teams up with her crush Phil to find the party’s location, showing her determination to reclaim their shared goal. They drive, coordinating a risky plan to reach the celebration.

Night En route to party
14

The crash and reconciliation

While trying to locate the party, Annie and Phil end up in a police chase, speeding through town and crashing their car into the party. In the aftermath, the three girls reunite, sharing a hug as they reconcile their long-buried feelings. Their long-awaited decision to open the letters is finally set in motion.

Night Road to the party / party location
15

Opening the letters

After the party, Annie, Marisa, and Kelly finally honor their four-year promise and open the college acceptance letters together. The film ends without revealing what the letters say, leaving the future of their friendship and their individual paths open to interpretation.

After party Home / party location

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