The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick CassavetesWriter
- Nick CassavetesDirector
- Helen CaldwellWriter
- Steven HufsteterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gena RowlandsMildred
- Marisa TomeiMonica
- Gérard DepardieuBig Tommy
- Jake LloydJ.J.
- Moira KellyAnn Mary Margaret
- David SherrillEthan
- David ThorntonFrankie
- Bridgette WilsonJeannie
- Bobby CooperBernt
- Clint HowardGus
- David RowlandsGeorge
- Jamie BozianJason
Stills
Themes
san francisco, californiasandwichsurrogate motherlittle boysuburbmoving out