Flowers in the Attic

TV-14

2014

1 hr. 30 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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52%

25 Reviews

Tomatometer

39%

500+ Ratings

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After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother (Ellen Burstyn).

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Critics Consensus

This twisted tale of premium cable fodder winds up collecting dust in a stale adaptation of Flowers in the Attic.

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Onia T

The mom only cares about herself

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/02/22

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Audience Member

Its an interesting story with a mix of tragedy and love born from abuse. However the film feels rushed as they attempt to cram two years worth of trauma into an hour and a half. The cast do give great performance's but I feel like this would have been better as a miniseries than a movie, give us more time to connect with the characters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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mack d

For a Lifetime movie, this is way above par. Much more faithful to the original V.C. Andrews book, and a much better cast than the 1987 adaptation. Pleasantly surprised with the whole series.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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jonathan m

Terrible!!! Oh well ...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Even if the movie is messed up, i still like it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

I wish the people who write the screenplay adaptions for VCA books would take the time to read her novels. So far nobody is even coming close, and that is disappointing since she is my favorite author.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Deborah Chow

Director

Heather Graham

Corrine

Ellen Burstyn

Olivia Foxworth

Kiernan Shipka

Young Cathy

Mason Dye

Christopher

Dylan Bruce

Bart

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Chelsea Steiner

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The voiceover (lifted from the book) is SO heavy handed and clunky it needs a dolly just to move it around.

Jun 14, 2021

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David Hinckley

New York Daily News

V.C. Andrews' popular and creepy 1979 novel Flowers in the Attic gets no favors from the scriptwriters in this latest adaptation.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 21, 2014

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Mary McNamara

Los Angeles Times

The problem is not that it's just terrible, but that it's also no fun. At all.

Jan 20, 2014

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Sarah McMullan

Stuff.co.nz

While Graham pulls out every trick in the book, Burstyn achieves more with an eyebrow or pursed lips. Combined, they're a brilliant foil to the innocence of the children.

Jun 4, 2021

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Kelsey Miller

Refinery29

Still enjoyable, especially when watched with a group of your closest, tipsy-est friends, Flowers In The Attic is not entirely so-bad-it's-good as I would have liked.

Jun 28, 2017

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Tom Gliatto

People Magazine

Flowers, both the book and the new movie, is completely absurd - if you want to gauge the absurdity, just know that one of the darkest secrets in the narrative involves a doughnut - but somehow also psychologically coherent. It has a grip.

Oct 21, 2016

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Synopsis

After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother (Ellen Burstyn).

Director: Deborah Chow
Screenwriter: Kayla Alpert
Production Co: Front Street Productions
Rating: TV-14 (S|V)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016

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