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Flower

R

Released Mar 16, 2018

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

Drama

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49%

73 Reviews

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42%

500+ Ratings

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Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

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Critics Consensus

Flower proves Zoey Deutch can bring even the most preposterously written characters vividly to life -- and that she isn't quite enough to carry a fundamentally flawed film.

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Ravenswood R

Emotionally unstable and off track film that has no coherent guiding theme. The acting is actually very good, amazingly, since the dialogue is extremely scattershot and unconvincing. The premise and story and almost all occurrences depicted are totally disconnected from anything resembling real life. So many flaws, and so many problems with this movie it would take a while to list them all. I made it through, and I consider that an accomplishment somehow, but it was really just a waste of time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Catherine C

Absolutely loved Zoey Deutsch in this film! Although the characters were not that likable and it was a bit difficult to emotionally connect, I did love the unexpected ending of the film!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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Ed

In addition to being morally dubious to exact vigilante justice on someone, even a child molester, I didn't like the two's relationship and the copious amounts of sexual references.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/23

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Holly W

REALLY loved this movie. Was surprised by the plot and outcome. Zoey Deutch is so great and plays the role well. Every movie I have seen her in has been great.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/23

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Audience Member

The lovable it girl Zoey Deutch is a flower trying to grow up in a complicated world Deutch plays Erica, a 17 year old girl with a streak to bring down bad people Her mother played by Kathyrn Hahn acts more like a big sister but that makes her very likable Erica's father is in prison so she's hoping to save enough money to visit him She meets her stepbrother Luke first but he has no easy time adapting with Erica Her latest target is an older man named Will, a high school teacher who's wife left him after he was accused of a crime he claims he didn't comitt But the more time Erica spends with him the more she finds out She and Luke also slowly start bonding during this mystery Director Max Winkler makes an indie movie that's funny, charming, has its own dark sense of humor, provocative, and bold It's beautifully filmed and I like the soft music too Even if Zoey Deutch's character isn't 100% likable all the time her performance is genuine She claims to have it together but is not actually fine A person can make bad decisions but have the best intentions It is disturbingly honest about its characters as well as being a strong portrait for the perils for coming-of-age women Zoey Deutch is so freaking bubbly and steals the movie and it's easy to see having a love/hate relationship with her

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/22/23

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patrick f

This is a weird movie. It's very dark, and more of a drama than a comedy. Kathryn Hahn and Adam Scott were kind of wasted given their great comedic backgrounds. Zoey Deutch have a good performance. The premise is interesting, but I was sort of repulsed by the characters. Had higher hopes for the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Kathryn Hahn

Laurie

Tim Heidecker

Bob

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Joey Morgan

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Bin it in the same place you put your bouquet from Valentine's Day.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 27, 2018

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Sara Michelle Fetters

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Deutch burns up the screen in ways that are so passionately multifaceted I was dumbstruck by all of the emotional nuances she was able to mine with such aggressively calming ease.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 28, 2018

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Everyone here is simply a mismanaged thing to be moved around an isn't-that-shocking storyboard as needed. It's a shame, as Deutch shows real commitment to a role that demands the exact opposite ...

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 23, 2018

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

What I immediately loved about Flower is that Winkler does not shy away from letting the audience know where he is taking his film from the opening moments.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

The beauty of Flower is less in its wonky storyline and more in its effervescent performances.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Bold, funny yet disturbingly honest film that takes difficult to love characters and makes you love them.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

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Synopsis

Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

Director: Max Winkler
Executive Producer: Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Andrew Levitas, Shaul Dina, Dustin Duke Dlouhy, Justin Farajzadeh, Ilana Zahabian
Screenwriter: Alex McAulay, Matt Spicer, Max Winkler
Distributor: The Orchard
Production Co: Rough House Pictures, Diablo Entertainment
Rating: R (Graphic Nude Drawings|Crude Sexual Content|A Brief Violent Image|Language Throughout|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $327.4K

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