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White Oleander

2002 · 109 min

A somber, emotionally rich journey through unstable homes, anchored by a fraught mother-daughter bond that lingers.

Directed by
Peter Kosminsky
Genres
Drama
Overview
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

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Directed by
Peter Kosminsky
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Peter Kosminsky
Written by
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Starring
Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Cole Hauser, Melissa McCarthy, Taryn Manning, John Billingsley
Music
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Elliot Davis
Runtime
109 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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