White Oleander
The movie chronicles the life of Astrid, a 15-year-old teen who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother is sent to prison for life for committing a crime of passion.
24 November 1942, Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
17 November 1951, Sarasota, Florida, USA
20 May 1960, Media, Pennsylvania, USA
6 July 1978, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
18 September 1979, Palm Springs, California, USA
6 August 1959, Florida, USA
16 July 1960, Patchogue, Long Island, New York, USA
25 January 1989, Canada
8 April 1966, Dallas, Texas, USA
15 October 1955, USA
4 June 1971, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 April 1958, Santa Ana, California, USA
6 November 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
7 October 1974, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
15 November 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 June 1979, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
December 30, 2008
Distinguishing it from Oxygen channel territory is its surprisingly hard edge.
October 14, 2002
The film is worth seeing for its honest heart and for the magnificent acting.
October 11, 2002
What should have been a guaranteed weepie is never truly moving.
June 25, 2004
Lohman appears in nearly every scene and gives an assured, sympathetic performance as Astrid.
December 29, 2010
Upsetting and dark, for older than PG-13.
October 19, 2002
A smart, compelling drama.
October 11, 2002
Though it flirts with bathos and pathos and the further Oprahfication of the world as we know it, it still cuts all the way down to broken bone.
April 29, 2009
A truly involving, well-written and entertaining film supported by excellent performances...
August 29, 2003
An emotionally powerful story with some electrifying performances.
October 11, 2002
Much of the pleasure to be had in White Oleander is in watching its female stars revel in their screen time.
December 01, 2003
The daughter's story is often haunting, but Peter Kosminsky's film . . . comes unglued because the mother is the stock psychotic villainess of countless Hollywood films.
October 11, 2002
A movie that wafts in and out of clarity like a wavering transmission.
