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20th Century Women

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In 1979 Santa Barbara, Calif., Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women -- Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbor -- to help with Jamie's upbringing.
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20th Century Women offers Annette Bening a too-rare opportunity to shine in a leading role -- and marks another assured step forward for writer-director Mike Mills.

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Jess Kibler Bitch Media 02/17/2021
The film feels brilliantly both of another time and of our own. Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian 06/02/2017
3.5/5
Mills is clearly fond of all these characters, and is happy to dwell on their moments of happiness and sadness, all of which provide knowledge and worldly wisdom to the teenage boy whose life they will so profoundly affect. Go to Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald 05/31/2017
3.5/5
It's a nice film with some great moments but Mills' touch is too tentative to make all that talk buzz and hum as resonantly as it should. Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome 07/25/2023
20th Century Women encapsulates the beautiful way parents and children love each other, but may never fully understand one another. Go to Full Review CJ Sheu Review Film Review 04/20/2023
Mike Mills’s 20th Century Women (2016) is a masterpiece of intuitive plotting. The one part that doesn’t feel complete is Jamie’s (Lucas Jade Zumann) arc. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 04/05/2022
4/4
20th Century Women feels intimate beyond measure, and those who can relate will undergo a deep and meaningful connection to its characters. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bronwyn D @RT07483080 10/22/2024 Annette Bening is a magnificent actor. All the actors in this were very good. Personally, I didn't like the film too much. Seemed like it was trying to be more realistic than it was. See more Gnr E @RT37822449 07/24/2024 I loved it! Very lovely movie See more Munkhchimeg T @RT64187897 07/23/2024 Deep meaningful and beautiful movie. Well done See more Jeff M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger 01/22/2024 Very engaging, often candid, extremely memorable characters and performances. Becomes deeper as you think back on it. See more Alec B @Alec97 12/14/2023 Mills has refined his style and writing here, crafting a unique character study that deliberately avoids simplistic resolutions. One of the few period films set in the 70s that never gets overpowered by cliched aesthetics. See more The Great John A @RT46431815 11/14/2023 The film is good except for the characters, setting, dialogue and the story... oh and the acting too. Shame really, I quite like Elle fanning. See more Read all reviews
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Mike Mills

Director

Annette Bening

Dorothea

Elle Fanning

Julie

Greta Gerwig

Abbie

Billy Crudup

William

Lucas Jade Zumann

Jamie

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Synopsis In 1979 Santa Barbara, Calif., Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women -- Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbor -- to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Director
Mike Mills
Producer
Anne Carey, Megan Ellison, Youree Henley
Screenwriter
Mike Mills
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Annapurna Pictures, Modern People, Archer Gray
Rating
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Material|Some Nudity)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.7M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital