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20th Century Women

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 59m
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Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
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The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Mike Mills
  • Writer
    • Mike Mills
  • Stars
    • Annette Bening
    • Elle Fanning
    • Greta Gerwig
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mike Mills
  • Writer
    • Mike Mills
  • Stars
    • Annette Bening
    • Elle Fanning
    • Greta Gerwig
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 131User reviews
    • 233Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 73 nominations total

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    20th Century Women Trailer
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    Menstruation
    Clip 1:57
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    Clip 2:05
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    Are You Happy
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    Are You Happy
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    Oscar Nominee Saoirse Ronan's Top 3 Greta Gerwig Films
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    Annette Bening and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
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    Billy Crudup in 20th Century Women (2016)
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    Elle Fanning and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
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    Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Gerwig in 20th Century Women (2016)
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    Greta Gerwig and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
    Annette Bening and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
    Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Gerwig in 20th Century Women (2016)

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    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Dorothea Fieldsas Dorothea Fields
    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Julie Hamlinas Julie Hamlin
    Greta Gerwig
    Greta Gerwig
    • Abbie Porteras Abbie Porter
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Williamas William
    Lucas Jade Zumann
    Lucas Jade Zumann
    • Jamie Fieldsas Jamie Fields
    Alison Elliott
    Alison Elliott
    • Julie's Motheras Julie's Mother
    Thea Gill
    Thea Gill
    • Gail Porteras Gail Porter
    Vitaly Andrew LeBeau
    Vitaly Andrew LeBeau
    • Young Jamie Fieldsas Young Jamie Fields
    • (as Vitaly A. Lebeau)
    Olivia Hone
    • Julie's Sisteras Julie's Sister
    Waleed Zuaiter
    Waleed Zuaiter
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Curran Walters
    Curran Walters
    • Mattas Matt
    Darrell Britt-Gibson
    Darrell Britt-Gibson
    • Julianas Julian
    Alia Shawkat
    Alia Shawkat
    • Trishas Trish
    Nathalie Love
    Nathalie Love
    • Cindyas Cindy
    Cameron Protzman
    Cameron Protzman
    • Teen in Therapyas Teen in Therapy
    Victoria Bruno
    • Teen in Therapyas Teen in Therapy
    John Billingsley
    John Billingsley
    • Abbie's OBGYNas Abbie's OBGYN
    Cameron Gellman
    Cameron Gellman
    • Markas Mark
    • Director
      • Mike Mills
    • Writer
      • Mike Mills
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      During rehearsals, the cast was encouraged to bring in music they believed their characters listened to. Then, to encourage familiarity among the cast, there would be a dance party where the only rule was that everyone had to dance and it didn't matter what the song was.
    • Goofs
      Dorothea is variously depicted discussing her stock portfolio with her son Jamie, quoting NYSE share prices in decimals, doing this in 1979. However, the switch to decimal from fractional stock prices in the U.S. did not occur until the year 2000.
    • Quotes

      Dorothea: Wondering if you're happy is a great shortcut to just being depressed.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies of 2016 Already Getting Oscar Buzz (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Worry About the Government
      Written by David Byrne

      Performed by Talking Heads

      Courtesy of Sire Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews131

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Being 15 in 1979
    Just like the central character in this film, I was born in 1964. Just like him, I was 15 in 1979. My mother was only two years older than his mother. So, you'd think I could relate to this film. But I couldn't, really.

    Maybe that is because I didn't grow up in a bohemian single parent household in Santa Barbara. Life for 15 year old Jamie was different than it was from me. I had two parents, but I didn't have a skateboard.

    Yes, I can remember Jimmy Carter being president. But I didn't see his impressive and remarkably modern 'Crisis of Confidence'-speech, which is an important feature in one of the scenes of this film. There's only one thing which caused somewhat nostalgic emotions: making mix tapes. Yes, I did that too.

    '20th Century Women', which is essentially about a mother raising a son, has nice scenes. I really liked the explanation about punk rock music to the 55 year old mother: she complains about the lack of beauty, but exactly that is the strength of it. There are many such scenes, with small but meaningful events, telling a lot about how life was in the seventies.

    But the story itself didn't captivate me. Jamie's mother thinks she can't raise Jamie on her own, so she involves his best friend (a girl) and a photographer who rents a room in the house (also a girl). They teach him lots of things about sex, music, seducing women, and life in general. All characters are in a way in search of there own destiny. So, a lot of soul searching is going on. Anyway, the film contains one of the best one-liners I've heard in years: 'Wondering if you're happy is a great shortcut to just being depressed'.
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    • rubenm
    • Mar 15, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • A24 Films
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Twentieth Century Women
    • Filming locations
      • East Beach, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • A24
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • Modern People
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,664,764
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $111,200
      • Jan 1, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,214,806
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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