20th Century Women

20th Century Women

2016 · Movie · 1h 58m · R

Drama

"Some things just can't be fixed. Just be there"

Overview

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

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IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
83/100
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parent child relationship1970sbalconyfeminismpunk rockcoming of agefeministfree spiritsingle mothergeneration gapsanta barbara, californiamother son relationship