Summary
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 65Audiences 76GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer69%
Metascore61
Audience score81%
Letterboxd · 65 K ratings3.9/5
User score7.2
IMDb7.1
Box office
1.4×its budget
- Budget
- $16 M
- Worldwide
- $22 M
Worldwide it earned $6 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
+1Released
2002
October 11, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Germany
United States
Screen Actors Guild Awards2003
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture2003Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 32 more36 people
- Alison LohmanAstrid Magnussen
- Michelle PfeifferIngrid Magnussen
- Renée ZellwegerClaire Richards
- Robin WrightStarr
- Cole HauserRay
- Melissa McCarthyParamedic
- Taryn ManningNiki
- John BillingsleyParamedic
Solomon Burke Jr.Guard
Melissa MarsalaJulie
James LashlyReverend Daniels
Patrick FugitPaul Trout
Amy AquinoMiss Martinez
Billy ConnollyBarry Kolker
Elisa BocanegraGirl in Fight
Sam CatlinTeacher
Debra ChristoffersonMarlena
Marc DonatoDavey Thomas
Svetlana EfremovaRena Gruschenka
Scott Allan CampbellBill Greenway
Leila KenzleAnn Greenway
Cathy LadmanSwap Meet Mother
Drinda LalumiaPatty
Biff YeagerJudge
Directing · 4
- Peter Kosminsky Director
- Phil Robinson Second Assistant Director
- Kaären F. Ochoa First Assistant Director
- Velvet Andrews-Smith Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Mary Agnes Donoghue Screenplay
- Janet Fitch Novel
Production · 9
- E.K. Gaylord II Executive Producer
- Patrick Markey Executive Producer
- Stacy Cohen Executive Producer
- Kristin Harms Executive Producer
- John Wells Producer
- Hunt Lowry Producer
Camera · 12
- Elliot Davis Director of Photography
- Ted Caloroso First Assistant "B" Camera
- George Billinger III "A" Camera Operator
- Vivian Zink Still Photographer
- Bruce Robinson Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Cleo Terrio Dolly Grip
Editing · 1
- Chris Ridsdale Editor
Sound · 1
- Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Donald Graham Burt Production Design
Lighting · 3
- Cricket Sloat Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Dayton Nietert Chief Lighting Technician
- James F. Cornick Rigging Gaffer
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