I Never Promised You a Rose Garden fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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When she tried to kill herself, it was just the beginning.
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49/100 (IMDb 6.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 40%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes and disturbing imagery.
1 h 36 min
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate I Never Promised You a Rose Garden higher (59) than critics (40). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 7 storytelling tropes for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, including Cuckoo Finger Twirl, Facial Dialogue, Summer Campy.
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