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20th Century Women( 2016)

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Overview

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Annette Bening

      Dorothea Fields

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      Lucas Jade Zumann

      Jamie Fields

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      Greta Gerwig

      Abbie Porter

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      Elle Fanning

      Julie Miller

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      Billy Crudup

      William

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      Alison Elliott

      Julie's Mother

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      Thea Gill

      Gail Porter (Abbie's Mother)

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      Vitaly Andrew LeBeau

      Young Jamie

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      Olivia Hone

      Julie's Sister

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      Waleed Zuaiter

      Charlie

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      Curran Walters

      Matt

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      Darrell Britt-Gibson

      Julian

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      Alia Shawkat

      Trish

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      Nathalie Love

      Cindy

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      Cameron Protzman

      Teen in Therapy

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      Victoria Bruno

      Teen in Therapy

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      John Billingsley

      Abbie's ObGyn

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      Cameron Gellman

      Mark

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      Finnegan Seeker Bell

      Brian

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      Zoë Nanos

      Tanya

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      Lauren Foley

      Michelle

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      Gareth Williams

      Fire Chief

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      J. Francisco Rodriguez

      Fireman

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      Zoë Worth

      Planned Parenthood Worker

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      Finn Roberts

      Tim Drammer

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      Laura Slade Wiggins

      Lynette Winters

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      Rick Gifford

      Police Officer

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      Paul Tigue

      Jamie's School Principal

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      Matthew Foster

      Dorothea's Bank Manager

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      Kirk Bovill

      Dorothea's Dinner Guest

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      Victoria Hoffman

      Dorothea's Dinner Guest

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      Christina Offley

      Dorothea's Dinner Guest

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      Randy Ryan

      Dorothea's Dinner Guest

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      Diana Bostan

      William's Woman

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      Toni Gaal

      William's Woman

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      Hans-Peter Thomas

      Abbie's NYC Boyfriend

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      Kai Lennox

      Reporter / Abbie's Future Husband

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      Paul Messinger

      Santa Barbara City Official

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      Eric Wentz

      Emergency Room Doctor

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      Samantha Gros

      Emergency Room Nurse

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      Britt Sanborn

      Emergency Room Nurse

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      Alexis Milan Turner

      Girls Choir

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      Catherine Zelinsky

      Girls Choir

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      Boyce Buchanan

      Girls Choir

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      Kyle Olivia Green

      Girls Choir

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      Sam Marsh

      Girls Choir

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      Antonia Marie Vivino

      Girls Choir

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      Sara Pelayo

      Girls Choir

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      Annabelle Lee

      Girls Choir

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      Avi Boyko

      "Phlask" (Club Band)

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      Tyler Leyva

      "Phlask" (Club Band)

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      Cameron Simon

      "Phlask" (Club Band)

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      Jesse Sanes

      "Snake Fang" (House Party Band)

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      Sam Bosson

      "Snake Fang" (House Party Band)

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      Patrick Pastor

      "Snake Fang" (House Party Band)

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      Ian Logan

      "Snake Fang" (House Party Band)

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      Trent Bowman

      Ramp Skater

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      Justin Rivera

      Ramp Skater

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      Desmond Shepherd

      Ramp Skater

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      Joshua Burge

      Abbie's Friend

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      Daniel Dorr

      Abbie's Friend

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      Christopher Carroll

      Pharmacist

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      Hayden Gold

      Julie's Hesher Friend

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      Alex Wexo

      Julie's Stepdad

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      Pete Mason

      Bi Plane Pilot

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      Padraic Cassidy

      Drafting Office Manager

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      Matthew Cardarople

      Bartender

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      Toni Christopher

      Woman at Bar

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      Tanya Young

      William's Woman

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    Written by iheardthatmoviewas on Thu Nov 03 2016
    The year is 1979 and Dorothea Fields finds herself in her 50s raising a teenage boy, Jaime, while running a house in Santa Barbara that is always going through renovations. Jaime’s father is not in the picture but who needs a father when your mother rents rooms to a handful of particular individuals ranging from different generations. Director Mike Mills casts three powerful actresses, Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning, to fill the roles of the different women in Jaime’s life and they help create three compelling female characters that pulls you in. The problem? These three excepti...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7000000.00

    Revenue

    5664764.00

    Keywords

    • parent child relationship
    • 1970s
    • balcony
    • feminism
    • punk rock
    • coming of age
    • feminist
    • free spirit
    • single mother
    • generation gap
    • santa barbara, california
    • mother son relationship
    • teenager