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A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
72 audience votes
Key crew
- Christine LahtiDirector
- Jill FranklynWriter
- Steve PorcaroOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Albert BrooksRandall ("R")
- Leelee SobieskiJennifer ("J")
- Desmond HarringtonRandy
- Carol KaneMrs. Benson
- Mary Kay PlacePatty (Nurse)
- Michael McKeanBob
- Rutanya AldaWoman at Apartment
- Natasha BraisewellGirl in Vintage
- Henry BrownJack Taylor (Salesman)
- Gary BullockMr. Smithman
- Kevin CooneyDoctor
- Nic CostaBlaine (Surfer Boy)
Stills
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Themes
high schoolfriendsmisfitteenage girlolder man younger woman relationshiprebellious youthgothicoppositesdivorced parentswoman director