White Oleander
The movie chronicles the life of Astrid, a 15-year-old teen who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother is sent to prison for life for committing a crime of passion.
27 March 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 January 1989, Canada
5 December 1971, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
15 October 1955, USA
4 February 1956, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
27 October 1982, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
26 August 1970, Plainfield, Illinois, USA
6 November 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
17 November 1951, Sarasota, Florida, USA
8 April 1966, Dallas, Texas, USA
19 July 1959, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA
15 March 1977, Escondido, California, USA
29 April 1958, Santa Ana, California, USA
June 25, 2004
Lohman appears in nearly every scene and gives an assured, sympathetic performance as Astrid.
December 01, 2003
The daughter's story is often haunting, but Peter Kosminsky's film . . . comes unglued because the mother is the stock psychotic villainess of countless Hollywood films.
August 29, 2003
An emotionally powerful story with some electrifying performances.
April 29, 2009
A truly involving, well-written and entertaining film supported by excellent performances...
October 11, 2002
A movie that wafts in and out of clarity like a wavering transmission.
December 29, 2010
Upsetting and dark, for older than PG-13.
October 11, 2002
Much of the pleasure to be had in White Oleander is in watching its female stars revel in their screen time.
October 14, 2002
The film is worth seeing for its honest heart and for the magnificent acting.
December 30, 2008
Distinguishing it from Oxygen channel territory is its surprisingly hard edge.
October 11, 2002
Though it flirts with bathos and pathos and the further Oprahfication of the world as we know it, it still cuts all the way down to broken bone.
October 11, 2002
What should have been a guaranteed weepie is never truly moving.
October 19, 2002
A smart, compelling drama.
