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Tumbleweeds
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6.4Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.
Released: 1999-11-24102 minDir: Gavin O'ConnorComedy, DramaBudget: $312,000Box office: $1.4M
Cast
- Janet McTeer as Mary Jo Walker
- Kimberly J. Brown as Ava Walker
- Jay O. Sanders as Dan Miller
- Gavin O'Connor as Jack Ranson
- Laurel Holloman as Laurie Pendleton
- Lois Smith as Ginger
Themes
- san diego, california
- single mother
- mother daughter relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
3,703 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 12 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 120328
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- publication date
- 1999-11-24
- title
- Tumbleweeds
- review score
- 75/100
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Categories
1990s coming-of-age comedy-drama films1990s road comedy-drama films1999 American films1999 comedy-drama films1999 English-language films1999 films1999 independent filmsAmerican coming-of-age comedy-drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican road comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language road comedy-drama filmsFilms about mother–daughter relationshipsFilms directed by Gavin O'ConnorFilms featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe winning performanceFilms scored by David MansfieldRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterSatellite Award–winning filmsSundance Film Festival award–winning filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates