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Anywhere But Here
A single mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills. But when the daughter pursues her dreams there, she starts to grow frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
11 March 1972
12 May 1977, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
23 August 1977, Burbank, California, USA
1 May 1950, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
15 October 1927, New York City, New York, USA
January 16, 2003
The title might very well be an appropriate description of what more impatient filmgoers may be feeling after sitting through this frustratingly mediocre dramedy.
January 01, 2000
Adele and Ann don't really seem like mother and daughter; their conflicts are more a matter of theatrical convenience than something born in the blood.
March 19, 2002
Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman put on an acting clinic that's a treat to watch, but, no matter how accomplished, a clinic is not a movie. They do a lot with a little, yet it's far from enough.
February 08, 2003
Natalie Portman is my new hero.
June 07, 2004
Adele and Ann are not easy screen characters to like, but they are easy to believe in -- especially in the skins of Sarandon and Portman.
April 09, 2005
Director Wayne Wang has delivered a solid entertainment, particularly for women, with Anywhere But Here.
January 02, 2006
As a depiction of a loving-turbulent relationship between a single mom (Susan Sarandon) and her rebellious teenage daughter (Natalie Portman), Wang's meller is nicely crafted but old-fashioned like Hollywood's weepies of yesteryear.
June 07, 2004
A subtle and unexpected pleasure, all nuanced performance and character detail.
November 06, 2002
The movie drops in on a crucial part of their lives, follows it for a few minutes and then jettisons to another episode. It's like watching 10 short stories.
May 11, 2001
You start wishing you were anywhere but here -- preferably at last year's far funnier Slums of Beverly Hills.
June 24, 2006
Portman is excellent, balancing wisdom and petulance, loyalty and imposition...
December 22, 2010
Solid story of independence for teens.