Fresh
A smart, compelling drama.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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White Oleander
Overview
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Director and cast
- Peter Kosminsky Director
- Alison Lohman as Astrid Magnussen
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Ingrid Magnussen
- Renée Zellweger as Claire Richards
- Robin Wright as Starr
- Cole Hauser as Ray
- Melissa McCarthy as Paramedic
- Taryn Manning as Niki
- John Billingsley as Paramedic
- Solomon Burke Jr. as Guard
- Melissa Marsala as Julie
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film is worth seeing for its honest heart and for the magnificent acting.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Though it flirts with bathos and pathos and the further Oprahfication of the world as we know it, it still cuts all the way down to broken bone.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
A movie that wafts in and out of clarity like a wavering transmission.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
Much of the pleasure to be had in White Oleander is in watching its female stars revel in their screen time.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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