White Oleander

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White Oleander
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PG13,1hr 50min
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October 11, 2002
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Warner Bros
Synopsis: The Oprah Book Club best-seller by Janet Fitch makes it to the big screen in this adaptation from British director Peter Kosminsky. White Oleander recounts the traumatic adolescence of Astrid Magnusson (Alison Lohman), who finds herself an orphan after her short-fused, enigmatic artist mother Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer) is carted off to prison on murder charges. Astrid first finds herself in the care of Starr (Robin Wright Penn), a garish, born-again mother of two with a gruff but sensitive boyfriend ... Full Synopsis
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The accumulation of sharp candid flashes adds up to a disturbing vision of Los Angeles as a teeming jungle of dysfunction. Full Review
Metascore
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61
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Astrid Magnussen
Ingrid Magnussen
Starr, Starr Thomas
Claire Richards
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Michelle Pfeiffer and husband David E. Kelley attend the Los Angeles premiere of "White Oleander" on...
Michelle Pfeiffer attends the press conference for "White Oleander" at the Toronto International...
Michelle Pfeiffer in "White Oleander"
Ali Landry attends the Los Angeles premiere of "White Oleander" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Oct....
Michelle Pfeiffer (49): Pfeiffer's translucent beauty has only ripened as she's aged -- and...
Samantha Shelton at the "White Oleander" Premiere - Los Angeles
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