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Janie Jones

Frances Fisher (Actor), Abigail Breslin (Actor), David M Rosenthal (Director), Rated:

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Genre	Drama
Format	Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor	David M. Rosenthal, Joel Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Peter Stormare, David M Rosenthal, Eric Bassett, Brittany Snow, Abigail Breslin, Frances Fisher, Alessandro Nivola, Frank Whaley, Keith Kjarval, Joel David Moore See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 41 minutes

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Ethan Brand (Alessandro Nivola) and his band are on the comeback trail when a former flame (Elisabeth Shue) drops a bomb in his lap: their 13-year-old daughter, Janie Jones (Abigail Breslin). Ethan refuses to believe Janie is his kid, but when her mom suddenly leaves for rehab, the child has no place to go but into the tour bus and on the road with the band. With no inclination toward fatherhood, Ethan continues his hard-living ways, leaving Janie to fend for herself in the dive bars and sleazy motels along the way. As Ethan's self-destructive spiral threatens to destroy his band's future, Janie uses her own surprising musical talents to help guide him down the rocky road to redemption. Nivola and Breslin naturally embrace their musical characters--both actually sing and perform in the film--while developing Ethan and Janie's relationship in a refined way to delicately express the emotional needs of the characters. Writer/director David M. Rosenthal blends the musical setting with road trip movie elements that add subtle layers to the dynamic of his two main characters.

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A tuneful family flick…driven by impressive lead performances." --Screen Daily

Impeccably detailed performances. --Stephen Holden, The New York Times

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 24192845
Director ‏ : ‎ David M Rosenthal, David M. Rosenthal
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 41 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Frances Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Elisabeth Shue, Alessandro Nivola, Peter Stormare
Producers ‏ : ‎ Eric Bassett, Keith Kjarval
Studio ‏ : ‎ Tribeca
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005DNWE9Y
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Psychodelic Rock

Excellent movie with Alessandro Nivola

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2020

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I purchased this highly recommended movie after looking up movies Alessandro Nivola (Jurrasic Park 3 and The Eye) who is one of my favorite actors. He gives a excellent performance as a has been musician living a hard life on the road while taking care of his daughter he never knew existed. While the falling out with his band is sad, the musical magic with his daughter is undeniable and rewarding.

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S.K.Roark

Breslin is wonderful, but plot is plodding and ending is bitter disappointment

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2014

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CONTAINS SPOILERS*** An unexpected daughter turns up in your life. You reject her and deny her over and over, despite her musical talent, bravery enough to save you from a beating you deserved (never brawl with mouth-breathing rednecks - instead, insult them with words beyond their vocabulary), and the resourcefulness to finagle your loser arse out of jail. How do you repay this gem? Drag her with you to a few gigs, don't pay her, then dump her with still-strung-out mama and her pimp/moron boyfriend in Dirtville, USA. To redeem yourself, you offer to take her to one last gig, where she SHOULD be headlining instead of you, but only let her sing the la-la-la backing vox on a tune or two. If this is based on a true story, I only hope the real Janie received better than her screen reflection... like all the credits she deserves and points on film and record sales. Any real Janies out there? Leave the sot in jail, make a deal with his manager to take over his gigs, play them yourself and don't leave a venue until you get paid. Most bar owners are no better than the scum you can scrape off their bathroom floors. (Cherish the 1% that surprise you by listening to your set and paying you fairly.) The moral of this film? Despite the blazing new avenues of publishing and distributing music via the internet, the industry is still mostly controlled by criminal reprobates, inhabited by fools and overall misogynistic.

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J.G.

Abigail Breslin Rocks as a Singer

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2013

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Great father-daughter story with a wonderful performance by Abigail Breslin. Actually, the entire cast does a terrific job with a nice lead performance by Alessandro Nivola and strong support from Elisabeth Shue, Peter Stormare, Frank Whaley, and Frances Fisher. The movie immerses you in wonderful score and original music from Eef Barzelay and Gemma Hayes that carries the story. Abigail and Alessandro perform like professional singers in some fantastic acoustic sets. It's rated PG-13 for using some four-letter words, but it actually makes a good family movie for older kids.

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Paula K. Eastman

This is such a realistic and beautiful depiction of relationships children have with their parents (who ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017

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This is such a realistic and beautiful depiction of relationships children have with their parents (who may not have been fit to be parents in the first place). Nivola is amazing, as usual, and definitely sells the "perfect mess" musician. Breslin is such a talent that everything this girl is in, she shines. I highly recommend it. You'll definitely feel for every character in it.

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Righty-o

Great Pic!

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2016

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Surely not a kid's movie because of the subject matter, but Alessandro Nivola and Abigail Breslin are great in this. And I love their duet. I don't know why Alessandro Nivola isn't a bigger star. He is awesome!

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Emma

disturbing

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020

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A disturbing depiction of a child parenting her parents. They forgot to give the man-baby a single redeeming characteristic; like many people in the film, I was left wanting to hit him in the face. Yet for some unfathomable reason, we are meant to romanticize him and his tantrums. I lost respect for Alessandro Antine watching this. And while the music could have played a redeeming role in this movie, it disappointed too.

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Dean Williams

OUTSTANDING - MUST SEE

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2013

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I would recommend this movie to any film buff who likes music and a plot twist that leaves a warm feeling in your heart. Great acting and what a cast!!!!!!!!!! Just watch it for the music alone. Francis Fisher from the Titanic, Abigail Breslin from Little Miss Sunshine grows up in a great way.From the star from Avatar to Field of Dreams, all the stars are in it. Must see.

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Megan

Wasn't great.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2014

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The best parts of this movie were all shown in the preview - Not worth renting for $4, just get it from Redbox.

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sk8erboy

Beautiful!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2013

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A very authentic movie, which often makes you feel like you're there yourself. It's that good! This is a movie you will not regret buying and will want to watch again!

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love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2013

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loved it it was excellent just a superb album 5 stars differently would recommend janie jones album 5 stars l

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