A moving, melancholic drama movie about growing up and the mind, with standout characters.
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
Not for laughs, scares or comfort.
When she tried to kill herself, it was just the beginning.
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Dennis QuaidShark, Baseball Pitcher
Karin CollisonNurse
Robert ViharoAnterrabae
Diane VarsiSylvia
Cynthia SzigetiNurse
Lynne Marie StewartThe Sisters
Carol WorthingtonSpastic Patient
Jan BurrellPacing Patient
Mary CarverEugenia
Clint HowardBaseball Catcher
Jeff ConawayLactamaeon
Paul JenkinsDr. Royston
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GoodWatch score 84
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GoodWatch score 68
GoodWatch score 83
GoodWatch score 85
GoodWatch score 68July 14, 1977 · 1 h 36 min · R
Cuckoo Finger Twirl, Facial Dialogue, Summer Campy +4
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In the United States, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden streams on Prime, fuboTV, and Shout! Factory, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 130 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49 (IMDb 6.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 40%). Audiences rate it higher (59 out of 100) than critics (40).
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
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