Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 66
Fresh: 55 | Rotten: 11
Strong performances add authenticity and depth.
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 3
Strong performances add authenticity and depth.
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Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 1,338
Gavin O'Connor directed, co-wrote and plays a major supporting role in this drama about a mother and daughter coming to terms with each other's problems. In Tumbleweeds, Janet McTeer plays Mary Jo Walker, a single mother with a long string of bad marriages and a habit of hitting the road when things start to turn sour. Her 12-year-old daughter Ava (Kimberly J. Brown) has learned to live with her Mom's nomadic ways and comfortably slips into the pattern of each new town. At the film's outset,
Nov 24, 1999 Limited
Nov 24, 2000
Fine Line Features
All Critics (87) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (12) | DVD (12)
Tumbleweeds is a breath of fresh air that busts the cliches of dysfunctional mother-daughter sagas.
The film moves with the same breakneck vitality as its star McTeer.
The authenticity rings as loud and true as a gas station bell.
Beyond the leads' accomplishments, the movie isn't exceptional.
Tumbleweeds is one of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits.
Touching look at tough mom-daughter relationship.
A keenly observed chronicle of a single mother at the crossroads of self-realization, Gavin O'Connor's debut features a wonderful, Oscar-caliber performance from British Janet McTeer.
A mother-daughter flick that is filled with satisfying surprises and two very fine performances.
It's been a while since I've seen a good movie, and this proudly stept up to the plate. I was hooked by the second scene. The material is a little familiar, but not quite cliche. The acting is so genuine, fresh, and touching that you can't help but root for these two. There's an eerie undercurrent in the scenes
September 18, 2007Super Reviewer
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