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White Oleander (2002) - Movie Browser

Michelle Pfeiffer's most terrifying role? Motherhood.

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trauma-babygothic Californiasurvival mode

Overview

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Content warning

family relationships mother daughter relationship prison loss of loved one women's prison foster care adopted daughter poison foster parents mother daughter estrangement+2 more

mother-daughter codependencythe performance of femininityfinding identity through destructionsurvival as rebellion

Standout Aspects

Acting

Pfeiffer's ice queen could freeze hell.

Cinematography

LA as beautiful rot, desert as freedom.

Best for:Solo·Date Night

Heads up:Emotional·Triggers

Director

Peter Kosminsky

ReleasedOct 11, 2002

Runtime1h 49m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Budget$16M·Revenue$21.7M

John Wells Productions

Top Cast

Alison Lohman

Astrid Magnussen

Michelle Pfeiffer

Ingrid Magnussen

Renée Zellweger

Claire Richards

Robin Wright

Starr

Cole Hauser

Ray

Melissa McCarthy

Paramedic

Taryn Manning

Niki

John Billingsley

Paramedic

Solomon Burke Jr.

Guard

Melissa Marsala

Julie

James Lashly

Reverend Daniels

Patrick Fugit

Paul Trout

Amy Aquino

Miss Martinez

Billy Connolly

Barry Kolker

Elisa Bocanegra

Girl in Fight

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