Janie Jones

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Janie Jones

2011

1h 54m

Drama

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First, a fading musician (Alessandro Nivola) learns that he has a daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a long-ago tryst, then he must take the teen on tour with him when her mother checks into rehab.

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Tom Russo

Boston Globe

11/10/2011

2/4

"Janie Jones'' would feel more assured if Rosenthal had shown more inclination to commit.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

11/04/2011

2.5/4

Nivola and Breslin make a terrific mismatched pair in a film that often resembles a mash-up of "Crazy Heart" and Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere"...

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

11/03/2011

2/5

A mixture of discordant notes and way-too-familiar chords.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/12/2020

2.5/4.0

Who knew that Abigail Breslin could really sing?

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Tara Thorne

The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

11/17/2018

It reminds me of one of those Disney movies about sports. I liked it.

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Brett Michel

Boston Phoenix

11/08/2011

2/4

Not particularly memorable.

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11/07/2020

How the fuck are you going to make a movie titled after one of the greatest songs written by the clash and have the trailer end on a line like "arent you a little old to be wearing white?" What the fuck is this?

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01/05/2016

I very much enjoyed this film. Breslin portrayed Janie Jones beautifully. You cannot help but feel for her. I also did not even know that Breslin could sing well

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06/13/2015

A sweet, but rather forgettable movie.

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03/12/2015

I just watched this on netflix the other day and it kind of reminds me of my life. I loved this movie because of that :)

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10/05/2014

Seeing movies back to back on a plane is always interesting. The context can totally shift the tone of a film. Watched JANIE JONES, a lovely small indie that just feels so right and so right now, capturing the ebb and flow of contemporary life. The film doesn't break any new territory but as a character study it surprises in so many ways. Both Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola are pitch perfect and even every small role from Elizabeth Shue to one of my favorites Peter Stormare, just rings right. An eloquent complex work that really surprised me!

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09/13/2014

i thought the movie was terrific. I cannot understand the negative reviews. the acting was superb.

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Synopsis

First, a fading musician (Alessandro Nivola) learns that he has a daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a long-ago tryst, then he must take the teen on tour with him when her mother checks into rehab.

Director: David M. Rosenthal, Jim Thacker
Producer: Keith Kjarval, Eric Bassett
Screenwriter: David M. Rosenthal
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Production Co: Unified Pictures, Industrial Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2012
Runtime: 1h 54m

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