Flowers in the Attic

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Flowers in the Attic

TV-14

2014

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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

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Chelsea Steiner

Autostraddle

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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Mariah M

Horrible acting. The worst I’ve ever seen

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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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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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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This film shows a model of what a traditionally perfect family looks like. For instance, the Dollanganger family consists of a mother and father with their four children who all are representing the American Dream. They are a white, middle class family living in the suburbs until Corrine Dollanganger is forced to move her family to her parents after her husband dies in a car crash. Corrine is so obsessed with this image of perfection and remaining wealthy, that she is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her image spotless, even if it means getting her kids out of the way. This also challenges the traditional role of motherhood since they are seen as caring and loving towards their children, but Corrine shows selfishness and wants to be rid of her kids. The harsh treatment and negligence of her four children show that just because this family might seem perfect on the outside does not mean everything is fine within. This shows that it does not matter what a family looks like on the outside, but how it functions on a relational level.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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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
Producer: Damian Ganczewski, Harvey Kahn
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
Runtime: 1h 30m

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