Janie Jones
2010 · Movie · 114 min · ★ 6.3 · 54% critics
A struggling musician suddenly has to care for a teenage daughter he never knew about when her mother enters rehab. Forced to travel together on tour, the two must navigate an awkward new bond while their very different worlds collide.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (40 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy music-centered dramas with family tension and a softer emotional streak, somewhere between Teen Spirit and The Runaways; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a more intense rock story.
Pros: heartfelt father-daughter story; music-driven setting; strong emotional core | Cons: familiar setup; uneven pacing; light dramatic stakes
Themes
- daughter
- rock 'n' roll
- rock star
- self-destruction
- drug addiction
Cast & crew
Abigail Breslin
as Janie Jones
Alessandro Nivola
as Ethan Brand
Elisabeth Shue
as Mary Ann Jones
Brittany Snow
as Iris
Peter Stormare
as Sloan
Joel David Moore
as Dave
Frances Fisher
as Lily
Frank Whaley
as Chuck
David Lee Smith
as Officer Dickerson
Rodney Eastman
as Billy
Directed by David M. Rosenthal