Film1999114 min

Anywhere but Here

Name: Anywhere but Here
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1999
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner, Eileen Ryan, Ray Baker

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better."

Boxlist takeA stirring romantic comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 187 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In this adaptation of the Mona Simpson novel, single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.

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