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White Oleander
2002
Drama
1h 49m
Based on the acclaimed best-selling novel by Janet Fitch, White Oleander follows a young woman's journey through hardship and loss to maturity, joy and true independence. (Warner Bros.)
Directed by:
Peter KosminskyWhite Oleander
2002
Drama
1h 49m
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Rated 08 Apr 2008
75
33rd
I wanted to like this movie. It's everything I'm supposed like in a movie...and it just dragged and was horrible.
Rated 08 Apr 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
27th
Always knew Michelle Pfeiffer was a little nuts
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
69th
This movie is so sad! That's the way family works, though. The bottom line is that it does indeed work.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 09 Dec 2023
80
78th
It would've made an amazing miniseries, but alas. Great story. Great acting. Felt very real. Gritty and hopeful.
Rated 09 Dec 2023
Rated 02 Nov 2022
72
64th
Verdammt gut gespielt. Und macht eigentlich auch sonst alles richtig.
Rated 02 Nov 2022
Rated 10 Aug 2022
35
29th
Competently shot and there is a potentially interesting dynamic between the leads but suffers from god awful, pretentious writing and absurd levels of melodrama that can be aptly defined as "misery porn." Frankly, I'm not engaged by actors who are only allowed to show one emotion throughout the entire film and its constant use of damp color filters is such a stupid way to convey "wow, this movie is depressing!" And god, don't get me started on the moronic morals this movie preaches.
Rated 10 Aug 2022
Rated 26 Feb 2022
20
12th
Totally missed the point of the book. Wouldn’t have been such a bad movie, but with the watering down, sanitization and normification of the source material - taking a wild briar rose of feral poetry and turning it into Beverly Hills chihuahua for geriatric grannies, it is completely unforgivable.
Rated 26 Feb 2022
Rated 24 Oct 2020
72
65th
Based on a novel, which got Oprah's blessing. Because of this you may predict how different sexes are handled here. Well, its not bad. Movie is enjoyable and clever. And Alison Lohman is fantastic on lead role.
Rated 24 Oct 2020
Rated 22 Sep 2015
8
80th
Stellar acting and an ample serving of interesting characters sets this film up for success, with Pfieffer's terrifyingly headstrong Ingrid and her wandering adolescent daughter Astrid (Lohman) at the forefront. Intense dialogue, poetic voiceover narration, and artistic visual montages showcase Astrid's tragic journeys to and from three foster homes and visiting her mother in jail. You're left wanting more from each compelling but brief chapter, but the drama remains delicious if not filling.
Rated 22 Sep 2015
Rated 19 Dec 2014
47
64th
#14# liked, Michelle.P/9c4, oldies(2) }*{ #00s(m)#, story, Michelle.P!
Rated 19 Dec 2014
Rated 23 Jul 2013
60
47th
I think this is great acting and a well done movie. Just, whew, it is pretty intense and not something I could see again and again.
Rated 23 Jul 2013
Rated 23 Feb 2013
75
73rd
Vant to read ze book
Rated 23 Feb 2013
Rated 25 Oct 2012
72
63rd
* Casting, Acting : 8
* Script : 7
* Directing, Aura : 7
* Ease of Viewing : 6
* Naked Eye : 8
Rated 25 Oct 2012
Rated 14 Oct 2011
20
41st
"An Oprah Book of the Month gets the Lifetime Movie of the Week treatment in Peter Kosminsky's consistently hysterical White Oleander." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 14 Oct 2011
Rated 06 Sep 2011
3
2nd
Not sure that this delivers anything of worth.
Rated 06 Sep 2011
Rated 08 Feb 2011
52
44th
i remember liking the book quite a bit actually, to my own surprise. it's not a bad adaptation but the expected one, and struggles to transcend the book's un-cinematic qualities
Rated 08 Feb 2011
Rated 27 Aug 2009
12
10th
So politically correct; meaningless live a normal life crap.
Rated 27 Aug 2009
Rated 23 Mar 2009
65
38th
filmi tam net hatirlayamadim, bir daha izleyeyim bi ara.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
Rated 26 Mar 2008
60
33rd
50 only for Pfeiffer, who delivers a disturbing, raw performance, but Alison Lohman ruins everything in else.
Rated 26 Mar 2008
Rated 20 Dec 2007
75
53rd
cok eskiden, ailecek vcdsini kiralayip izlemistik.sanirim 2003 gibiydi.anne-kiz temasinin cok iyi islenmis oldugunu hatirliyorum.basroldeki kizin oyunculugunun cok iyi oldugunuda...
Rated 20 Dec 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
92nd
I liked this movie a LOT. Allison Lohman was great as Michelle Pfeiffer's artistic daughter. Michelle was great as her overbearing/husband murdering mother. Excellent drama.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
74th
It's a pessimistic, dark, and somewhat mean film, but does ultimately deliver a message that even amid the most abhorrent of conditions, a flower can bloom.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
31st
How did this piece of garbage make it past screeners?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
75th
Great casting and thought-provoking for a thriller.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
10th
Nerve-wracking.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
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