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A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 48%, Metacritic 43/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
493 audience votes
Key crew
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Morgan WardScreenplay
- Penny MarshallDirector
Cast
- Drew BarrymoreBeverly Donofrio
- Steve ZahnRay Hasek
- Adam GarciaJason
- Brittany MurphyFay Forrester
- James WoodsLeonard Donofrio
- Lorraine BraccoTeresa Donofrio
- Rosie PerezShirley Perro
- Sara GilbertTina Barr
- Peter FacinelliTommy Butcher
- Mika BooremBeverly Donofrio (Age 11)
- Vincent PastoreUncle Lou
- Maryann UrbanoAunt Ann
Stills
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Themes
pubertydreamsbabybecoming an adultwifedrug addictionbiographybased on true storyunwillingly pregnantwritermarriage problemswoman director