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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
6 November 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
2 October 1975, Houston, Texas, USA
19 July 1959, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA
6 July 1978, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
25 January 1989, Canada
1992, USA
4 June 1971, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 April 1958, Santa Ana, California, USA
27 June 1979, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
27 October 1982, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
15 October 1955, USA
October 15, 1969 in Adrian, Michigan, USA
26 August 1970, Plainfield, Illinois, USA
April 29, 2009
A truly involving, well-written and entertaining film supported by excellent performances...
June 25, 2004
Lohman appears in nearly every scene and gives an assured, sympathetic performance as Astrid.
October 11, 2002
Much of the pleasure to be had in White Oleander is in watching its female stars revel in their screen time.
August 29, 2003
An emotionally powerful story with some electrifying performances.
December 29, 2010
Upsetting and dark, for older than PG-13.
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.
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
What should have been a guaranteed weepie is never truly moving.
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 19, 2002
A smart, compelling drama.
October 11, 2002
A movie that wafts in and out of clarity like a wavering transmission.