20th Century Women (2016)

7.3/10 118 min Drama

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.

Cast

Annette Bening

Dorothea

Elle Fanning

Julie

Greta Gerwig

Abbie

Billy Crudup

William

Lucas Jade Zumann

Jamie

Alison Elliott

Julie's Mother

Thea Gill

Abbie's Mother

Waleed Zuaiter

Charlie

Curran Walters

Matt

Darrell Britt-Gibson

Julian

Alia Shawkat

Trish

Nathalie Love

Cindy

Cameron Protzman

Teen in Therapy

John Billingsley

Abbie's ObGyn

Cameron Gellman

Mark

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