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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 60%, Metacritic 57/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 73% of the 776 2000s family movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic57/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
599 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Gina Prince-BythewoodScreenplay
- Gina Prince-BythewoodDirector
Cast
- Dakota FanningLily Owens
- Queen LatifahAugust Boatwright
- Jennifer HudsonRosaleen Daise
- Alicia KeysJune Boatwright
- Sophie OkonedoMay Boatwright
- Paul BettanyT. Ray Owens
- Hilarie Burton MorganDeborah Owens
- Tristan Mack WildsZach Taylor
- Nate ParkerNeil
- Shondrella AveryGreta
- Renee Ford ClarkDoll (as Renée Clark)
- Sharon ConleyViolet
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Themes
melancholywoman directorshockinghopeful