Anywhere but Here
A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.
A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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1999
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Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
12 Nov 1999
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$23,000,000
Revenue:
$18,653,615
Awards:
4 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
You start wishing you were anywhere but here -- preferably at last year's far funnier Slums of Beverly Hills.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2001
rotten:
Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman put on an acting clinic that's a treat to watch, but, no matter how accomplished, a clinic is not a movie. They do a lot with a little, yet it's far from enough.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
rotten:
The movie drops in on a crucial part of their lives, follows it for a few minutes and then jettisons to another episode. It's like watching 10 short stories.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
rotten:
As a depiction of a loving-turbulent relationship between a single mom (Susan Sarandon) and her rebellious teenage daughter (Natalie Portman), Wang's meller is nicely crafted but old-fashioned like Hollywood's weepies of yesteryear.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
2 Jan 2006
fresh:
Portman is excellent, balancing wisdom and petulance, loyalty and imposition...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006