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Tumbleweeds (1999)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:19

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: Strong performances add authenticity and depth.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Mary Jo Walker (Janet McTeer) is a Southern mother who hides her self-consciousness by overcompensating. She drinks, wears revealing outfits, and says things that other people would never even... Mary Jo Walker (Janet McTeer) is a Southern mother who hides her self-consciousness by overcompensating. She drinks, wears revealing outfits, and says things that other people would never even consider. Fleeing her latest abusive relationship, she and her daughter, twelve-year-old Ava (Kimberly Brown), head out west. They eventually settle in Starlight Beach, California, and seem to be getting along just fine on their own, but it isn't long before the cycle threatens to repeat itself. McTeer's portrayal of Mary Jo is so seamless that one might forget she is even acting. Reminiscent of the character driven films that made 1970s Hollywood so exhilarating. [More]

Starring: Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Connor

Starring: Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Connor, Michael J. Pollard, Lois Smith, Laurel Holloman, Noah Emmerich, Ashley Buccille

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Screenwriter: Gavin O'Connor, Angela Shelton
Story: Angela Shelton
Producer: Gregory O'Connor
Composer: David Mansfield

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Features two unforgettable performances from a pair of actresses who are bound to make their mark in the movies.

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One of the most magical movie moments of the year.

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At the center of the film is one of the year's best performances -- that of British actress Janet McTeer.

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James Berardinelli
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Tumbleweeds impresses with its freshly considered action and total avoidance of the stale and routine.

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Jay Carr
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Boston Globe
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Tumbleweeds is a slender novella of a film, but it's closely observed and honestly presented.

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Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter
Village Voice
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Tumbleweeds is a breath of fresh air that busts the cliches of dysfunctional mother-daughter sagas.

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Kevin Maynard
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Tumbleweeds is one of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits.

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Kevin Thomas
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Los Angeles Times
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Tumbleweeds is most worthwhile for its mother-daughter scenes, which ring truer than those in Anywhere but Here.

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Lou Lumenick
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New York Post
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This smart, hardscrabble, very likable film has a heart and spirit all its own.

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Michael Wilmington
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Chicago Tribune
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Beyond the leads' accomplishments, the movie isn't exceptional.

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Mike Clark
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USA Today
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There is something so poignant and generous and sad in that dilemma that women all over may watch McTeer's performance and glimpse an essential truth in it.

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Owen Gleiberman
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The authenticity rings as loud and true as a gas station bell.

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Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Tumbleweeds is far from a slick Hollywood-style production. It's not encumbered, for one thing, by star power. There's no list of past hits, Oscar bids, parts gone wrong.

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Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
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Keep it authentic, keep it modest, keep it hopping. That's what happens in Tumbleweeds.

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