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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%, Metacritic 31/100. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
41 audience votes
Key crew
- William OlssonDirector
- Dustin O'HalloranOriginal Music Composer
- Alex MetcalfWriter
Cast
- Gretchen MolCatherine Caswell
- James RebhornLucian Carver
- Cameron BrightAdam Stafford
- Noah WyleMike Stafford
- Mark PellegrinoGraham Caswell
- Perrey ReevesAdrienne Stafford
- Jimmy BellingerJimmy
- Jermaine CrawfordAndre
- Jack RubySelf (archive footage)
- Austin MajorsAdditional voice
- Sean MurphySecret Service Agent (uncredited)
