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2002

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WHITE OLEANDER, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her daughter Astrid (Alison Lohman) does .. Read more

Starring	Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Billy Connolly, Renee Zellweger
Director	Peter Kosminsky
Genres	Drama

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- 'Don't cry! We are Vikings!' instructs Ingrid (a parodically highfalutin' Pfeiffer) to her poor suffering daughter... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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- - 41
  - 10
  Late blooming film
  
  White Oleander is a clunky title for a fairly smooth ride of a film, one which takes the viewer on a journey through the teenage years of Astrid, as she copes ... read more »
  
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  - Nigel Burris
  - Basildon, Essex
  - 20 Mar 2004 at 03:12
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- - 0
  - 0
  Alison's film.
  
  Some superb acting from Alison Lohman as Astrid, unfortunate daughter of Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer), who murders her lover and ends up in jail for life. Robin ... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 206 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 18 Jun 2011 at 11:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Unusual and Good
  
  Not your typical strong woman yarn. I was sort of expecting a sickly sweet tear jerker, its not at all. I came to the movie knowing nothing of the book so i ... read more »
  
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- 977773
- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 183 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Mar 2011 at 22:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Very enjoyable!
  
  I really enjoyed this film!!! I have read the book many times and although in typical fashion the film wasn't as good, it was watchable and enjoyable. There... read more »
  
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- - Twiceshy
  - 12 reviews
  - Cleckheaton
  - 07 Jan 2011 at 20:14
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  - 2
  Don't bother
  
  Boring, boring, boring and utterly depressing.
  
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- 825129
- - Rezza
  - 26 reviews
  - Coventry
  - 27 Oct 2009 at 16:10
- - 1
  - 1
  The book was better
  
  If you've read the book and liked it don't bother with the film. It was bland, with none of the emotion that was in the book. Alot of the episodes ... read more »
  
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- - ShellieMac
  - 7 reviews
  - Godalming
  - 09 Mar 2009 at 19:19
- - 4
  - 0
  Teenage angst
  
  I love this film. Any film where Michelle Pffeiffer is a baddie (nice word for female dog) is good to me. She rocks. The film is very teen angsty which is cool... read more »
  
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- - Rima
  - 53 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 23 Jan 2008 at 13:38
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  - 0
  White Oleander
  
  I loved the book... and as usual the book is so much better than the film. It is a really really hard story to put on to a film I think. As you just cannot ... read more »
  
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- - lollypie75
  - 119 reviews
  - Harlow
  - 22 Jan 2008 at 10:07
- - 1
  - 0
  Nice but quite sad...........
  
  A lovely movie though depressing at times. Excellent cast used to bring forward this sad drama. I liked the movie but be warned not everyone will find it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 30 Jul 2007 at 16:02
- - 1
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  Better than expected
  
  I've read the book and found it much blacker but actually thought this was fairly well done. Hats off to Michelle Pfeiffer.. thought she was brilliant as ... read more »
  
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- - Justine Gallen
  - Bath, UK
  - 11 Jun 2007 at 11:00
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  Not wonderful
  
  I found this tedious and found myself wishing it would end.
  
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  - London
  - 12 Nov 2006 at 18:50
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- - 41
  - 10
  Late blooming film
  
  White Oleander is a clunky title for a fairly smooth ride of a film, one which takes the viewer on a journey through the teenage years of Astrid, as she copes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 3496
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  - Nigel Burris
  - Basildon, Essex
  - 20 Mar 2004 at 03:12
- - 8
  - 0
  A dark, intelligent tearjerker.
  
  This was an excellent adaptation of the book, and mercifully light on the graphic nature of some of the scenes. The acting was simply wonderful -- not least of... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bucks
  - 20 May 2005 at 13:26
- - 4
  - 0
  Teenage angst
  
  I love this film. Any film where Michelle Pffeiffer is a baddie (nice word for female dog) is good to me. She rocks. The film is very teen angsty which is cool... read more »
  
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- - Rima
  - 53 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 23 Jan 2008 at 13:38
- - 3
  - 0
  Butchered
  
  Read the book and you'll understand that there is so much missing from this movie.
  
  Although the actresses are very capable, the original ... read more »
  
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- - JJ68
  - London
  - 09 Apr 2004 at 12:55
- - 2
  - 0
  Absolutely Great!
  
  Thought this was a wonderful film and really enjoyed it. Acting was good, story line excellent. Quite deep at times and showing how psychotic some people can ... read more »
  
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- 17095
- - a customer
  - Ascot, Berkshire, England
  - 04 Sep 2004 at 22:57
- - 2
  - 0
  Expensive TV movie?
  
  I read this novel a while ago and was deeply moved by it so I was understandably intrigued by the film adaptation.
  
  The screenplay cuts out vast ... read more »
  
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- - Fraggle
  - Lancashire
  - 13 May 2004 at 15:02
- - 2
  - 0
  Amazing lead performance in okay drama
  
  This is not a great film, but it has two great performances in the persons of Alison Lohman and Michelle Pfeiffer.
  
  Lohman made her name in this but I... read more »
  
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- - Motta80
  - West Sussex
  - 16 Aug 2004 at 14:09
- - 2
  - 1
  Good
  
  I really enjoyed this film
  
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- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 19 Apr 2006 at 16:31
- - 1
  - 0
  Fine drama
  
  This film was unfairly overlooked when released in the UK.
  
  However, it boasts three excellent supporting roles from high calibre leading ladies all ... read more »
  
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- - CLTW
  - Kent
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 17:46
- - 1
  - 0
  Better than expected
  
  Better than we expected having not heard of it before. A good selection of actors/resses. Quite a small role for Billy Connelly - quick glance of the face and... read more »
  
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- 16645
- - Adam
  - Kent
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 09:19

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  WHITE OLEANDER, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her ...