20th Century Women
2016 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics
In 1979 Santa Barbara, a determined single mother raises her adolescent son amid cultural change and rebellion. She brings in two younger women—a punk artist boarder and a savvy teenage neighbor—to offer guidance and reshape how her son sees growing up.
Also known as Les Femmes du 20e Siècle
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,234 votes)
About
You’ll like 20th Century Women if you enjoy character-driven stories about family, boundaries, and coming-of-age talk in a 1970s setting; Not for you if you want a tightly plotted movie or fast pacing like Fish Tank or Aftersun.
Pros: powerful ensemble; strong female voices; thoughtful coming-of-age | Cons: plot feels slight; pacing can drag; mixed focus
Themes
- parent child relationship
- 1970s
- balcony
- feminism
- punk rock
- coming of age
- feminist
- free spirit
- single mother
- generation gap
- santa barbara, california
- mother son relationship
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Annette Bening
as Dorothea
Elle Fanning
as Julie
Greta Gerwig
as Abbie
Billy Crudup
as William
Lucas Jade Zumann
as Jamie
Alison Elliott
as Julie's Mother
Thea Gill
as Abbie's Mother
- VL
Vitaly Andrew LeBeau
as Young Jamie
- OH
Olivia Hone
as Julie's Sister
Waleed Zuaiter
as Charlie
Directed by Mike Mills