Jayne Mansfield's Car
2012 · Movie · R · 122 min · ★ 5.7 · 42% critics
In 1969 Alabama, the death of an estranged mother brings her Southern family face to face with the British family she built later in life. Old hurts, clashing personalities, and long-buried tensions turn a funeral gathering into an uneasy mix of drama, awkward humor, and reflection.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2013-07-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (67 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re in the mood for a character-driven family drama with a 1960s setting and uneasy humor, somewhat in the vein of The Yellow Handkerchief; Not for you if you want a fast-moving or tightly plotted story.
Pros: strong performances; interesting family tensions; drama with humor | Cons: slow pace; uneven execution; thin story
Cast & crew
Kevin Bacon
as Carroll Caldwell
Tippi Hedren
as Naomi Caldwell
Shawnee Smith
as Vicky Caldwell
Ray Stevenson
as Phillip Bedford
John Hurt
as Kingsley Bedford
Robert Duvall
as Jim Caldwell
Billy Bob Thornton
as Skip Caldwell
Frances O'Connor
as Camilla Bedford
Robert Patrick
as Jimbo Caldwell
Katherine LaNasa
as Donna Baron
Directed by Billy Bob Thornton