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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   12,659 votes
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Director:
Peter Kosminsky
Writers (WGA):
Janet Fitch (novel)
Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 October 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Where does a mother end and a daughter begin?
Plot:
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(25 articles)
10 Most Underrated Young Actors
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10 Most Underrated Young Actors
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 7:54 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Ingrid and Astrid work it out more (160 total)
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Nov. 1211:30 AMMAX   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Weißer Oleander (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
Gaylord Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scene that Renée Zellweger's character Claire shares from her career in film is a clip from The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) which was one of Zellweger's first movies. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Uncle Ray and Astrid are outside watching the meteor shower he lights a cigarette but when he takes a puff and pulls it away to blow out the smoke there is no smoke and the cigarette is not lit. When Starr comes out and asks what he is doing the cigarette is lit and smoldering. more
Quotes:
Ingrid: Love humiliates you. Hatred cradles you. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Why'd They Make Me Bang more

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53 out of 60 people found the following comment useful.
Ingrid and Astrid work it out, 14 October 2002
8/10
Author: Rogue-32 from L A.

Although not a perfect film by any stretch (too many things happen without any seeming rationale behind them and some of the most important plot points are too vague), White Oleander still kept me intrigued, thanks mainly to the great performances by Pfeiffer (extraordinary in her restraint - brilliant characterization), Renee Zellweiger (achingly vulnerable here) and the extremely talented Alison Lohman (who's in nearly every scene and never hits a false note - and the fact that she sort of looks like Kirsten Dunst doesn't hurt either).

A lot of critics are saying the film is too melodramatic or not 'weepy' enough, when in fact I found the movie's greatest strength (along with the performances) to be in how UNmelodramatic it is; there's a lot of restraint taken in the scenes that could have played like an afternoon soap, and I also appreciated how the film DIDN'T wind up as a tearjerker but rather took a grittier approach by portraying Astrid as an ultimate survivor in her sad and lonely journey toward independence.

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