The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

2011

1h 35m

Comedy

Drama

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40%

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5 Reviews

38%

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100+ Ratings

Elizabeth is an average 11-year-old until she finds out her entire life is a lie.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

An ingratiating but overly contrived Canadian coming-of-age tale.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 18, 2011

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

The Year My Mom Was Dolly Parton relies on a good but not great script, well-drawn characters and performances and a pleasant, fuzzy sense of a simpler time.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 17, 2011

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

A wonderfully low-key but engaging movie about identity.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 18, 2011

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

There are a few good moments in The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, but you have to get past a lot of distractions to appreciate them.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 18, 2011

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Jason Anderson

eye WEEKLY

Unfortunately, Johns' movie is less satisfying when it comes to matters not directly pertaining to Dolly Parton.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 18, 2011

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Marty P

female coming of age movie, but I could feel the pain of this little girl and I'm a grown man. There are times when I had to suspend disbelief more than what I'd like, but they were nitpicky things. When you rate a movie like this, you don't compare it to Citizen Kane, you accept it for what it is. I thought the emotional elements we're not sappy and overall, the film works really well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Audience Member

It was a good movie. The sad part was that you don't get to find out who Elizabeth Gray birth mother is. It would then have been 5 stars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

An amazing little gem. Perfect for an intelligent 11 or 12 yr old girl who has grown beyond Disney.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

I loved it....but then again, I'm not a critic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/19

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Audience Member

I am not sure why tis movie got so many bad ratings, maybe because it does not cater to U.S American sensibilities or normal taste. I loved this movie the actors where great as was the whole 70's feel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

A wonderfully low-key but engaging movie about identity.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Elizabeth is an average 11-year-old until she finds out her entire life is a lie.

Director: Tara Johns
Producer: Barbara Shrier
Screenwriter: Tara Johns
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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