20th Century Women

20th Century Women

Directed by Mike Mills

Produced by Annapurna Pictures, Archer Gray

2016119 min7.3 / 10

A warm, character-driven coming-of-age story about a single mother and the unconventional women who help raise her son, grounded in 1970s California's cultural ferment and feminist awakening.

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.

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  • Is 20th Century Women easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is 20th Century Women scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is 20th Century Women violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does 20th Century Women end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is 20th Century Women sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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