Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed 2017 coming-of-age drama starring Saoirse Ronan is now streaming on Netflix UK and fans are calling it a ‘masterpiece’.

Saoirse Ronan as Lady Bird
Saoirse Ronan gives a stunning lead performance in Lady Bird (Image: A24)

Netflix is presently screening one of the most beloved teen drama films of the 2010s that enthusiasts have labelled “perfection”.

Helmed by Greta Gerwig, who directed the box office smash Barbie, the actress and film-maker secured her initial mainstream triumph as a director with 2017’s Lady Bird, featuring Saoirse Ronan as a misunderstood teenager coming of age in Sacramento, California.

Whilst she navigates turbulent secondary school friendships and her initial encounters with romance, Christine, who rechristens herself ‘Lady Bird’, must also grapple with a complicated relationship with her mother, Marion (portrayed by Laurie Metcalf).

Co-starring Lucas Hedges (Sorry, Baby), Tracy Letts (A House of Dynamite), and Beanie Feldstein (Only Murders in the Building), the production also showcases one of A-list star Timothée Chalamet’s breakout performances, alongside Kathryn Newton, star of Ready or Not 2 and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf
The film candidly explores a complex mother-daughter relationship (Image: A24)

Lady Bird is essential viewing now it’s available on Netflix in the UK and has been hailed a “masterpiece” by fans and critics alike.

One 10/10 IMDb review described it as “utter perfection; Greta Gerwig’s sublime ode to adolescence”, continuing: “It may have received no love at the Oscars (albeit with several nominations), but Lady Bird is a masterpiece of a film, deliciously amusing and, above all, heartfelt.

“There is something very beautiful about Lady Bird; it’s a very understated film yet has an unparalleled effect in entirely immersing its audience within the lives of its characters.

Timothee Chalamet as Kyle Scheible
It features one of Timothée Chalamet’s biggest breakout roles (Image: A24)

“It’s wonderfully funny, intelligently constructed and has an emotional core that is never loudly exclaimed but is always deeply affecting.

“A stunning film, Lady Bird leaves me hungry for more from Greta Gerwig.”

One viewer had their expectations completely surpassed, confessing: “Honestly, I did put this movie on with the lowest expectations possible, but I’m extremely glad I was wrong! This movie is a perfect modern drama masterpiece.”

A Letterboxd enthusiast made the bold assertion that Lady Bird is “the best movie ever made”, whilst another branded it “a gorgeous little treasure I’d like to keep in my pocket and in my heart forever and ever.”

And a final review stated: “I truly believe this will forever be one of the most important films of so many people’s lives, including mine.”

Ensure you seize this golden opportunity to revisit a modern classic or discover one of the defining films of the 2010s now it’s available to stream.

Lady Bird is available to stream on Netflix.