Flowers in the Attic
1987 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.3 · 18% critics
After her husband dies, a mother brings her kids to live with their grandparents in a huge, deteriorating mansion. But the children are hidden away in a room connected to the attic, cared for in ways that grow increasingly uncertain as the mother focuses on winning back an inheritance from her dying father.
Based on Flowers in the Attic
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-11-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 18/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (213 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this disturbing gothic tale of secrecy and isolation if you’re drawn to dark family dramas like The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer or American Gothic; Not for you if you want a lighter, happier adaptation.
Pros: gothic mansion vibe; tense captivity; standout performances | Cons: bleak and upsetting; awkward pacing; controversial content
Themes
- cruelty
- mean grandmother
Cast & crew
Louise Fletcher
as Olivia Foxworth
Victoria Tennant
as Corrine Dollanganger
Kristy Swanson
as Cathy Dollanganger
Jeb Stuart Adams
as Chris Dollanganger
Ben Ryan Ganger
as Cory
Lindsay Parker
as Carrie
Nathan Davis
as Grandfather
- GP
Gus Peters
as Caretaker
- BN
Bruce Neckels
as Wedding Minister
Marshall Colt
as Father
Directed by Jeffrey Bloom