Gia(1998)
Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
Movie: Gia
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gia
Linda
T.J.
Stephanie
Joe Carangi
Bruce Cooper
Mike Mansfield
Francesco
Kathleen Carangi
Wilhelmina Cooper
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Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
Release Date
1998-01-31
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7.111
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.
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