Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
After a sudden loss, a mother hits the road with her young son, determined to rebuild their life and chase a long-held dream of singing in California. With money tight, they’re forced to stop short and settle in a new town, where a diner job, new friendships, and complicated choices test their resolve.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-12-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (532 votes)
- Box office
- $18,600,000
- Budget
- $1,800,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, sometimes funny character journey about starting over, with grounded struggles and hope; Not for you if you dislike slice-of-life pacing or prickly family conflict, like in Girlfriends.
Pros: heartfelt road-trip drama; strong performances; funny mother-son moments | Cons: uneven tone shifts; romance feels forced; story can feel slow
Themes
- waitress
- widow
- arizona
- son
- road trip
- singer
- tucson, arizona
- phoenix, arizona
- psychological drama
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1975
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1975 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ellen Burstyn
as Alice Hyatt
Alfred Lutter
as Tommy
Kris Kristofferson
as David
Harvey Keitel
as Ben Eberhardt
Diane Ladd
as Flo
Lelia Goldoni
as Bea
Billy Green Bush
as Donald Hyatt
Jodie Foster
as Audrey
Valerie Curtin
as Vera
Vic Tayback
as Mel
Directed by Martin Scorsese