Story Line
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
“Everything changes in an instant.”
Top Cast
Julianne Nicholson
Janet
Zoe Ziegler
Lacy
Will Patton
Wayne
Sophie Okonedo
Regina
Elias Koteas
Avi
Luke Bosco
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Rating
6.2/ 10
Release Date
2024-06-21
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
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•7/1/2024There’s a difference between minimalist and vacuous, and writer-director Annie Baker doesn’t seem to know the difference. The playwright’s debut feature, to put it simply, is boring, pretentious, meandering, unfocused and a big, fat waste of time. It...
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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
No rating•4/4/2025
Writer / director Annie Baker‘s slow burn indie film “Janet Planet” is one that takes its time, and whether that works for you really depends on your mood. This super quiet, artsy, coming-of-age movie tells the story of 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler)...