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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 83/100. Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 70% of the 6,803 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic83/100
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Annie BakerDirector
- Annie BakerWriter
Cast
- Julianne NicholsonJanet
- Zoe ZieglerLacy
- Will PattonWayne
- Sophie OkonedoRegina
- Elias KoteasAvi
- Luke BoscoMale Counselor
- June Walker GrossmanSusanna
- Abby HarriEmily
- Edie Moon KearnsSequoia
- Mary ShultzDavina
- Jeremy Louise EatonPerformer 1
- Raky SastriPerformer 2
Stills
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Themes
massachusettssummerwoman director1990smother daughter relationshipintimateunderstated