White Oleander (2002)

Cast

Melissa McCarthy
as Paramedic
Robin Wright
as Starr
Renée Zellweger
as Claire Richards
Taryn Manning
as Niki

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Genres & Description

Drama

7.2 / 10

Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madly in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love.

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Comments on this trailer
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duncan w craig

I saw this film very tired and on a plane. Ok ok it made me cry. Beautifully acted. - @Wednesday, November 14, 2018 5:44 AM

Patrick Holmes

Thanks for giving away the whole movie. - @Monday, September 17, 2018 5:39 PM

ady t

The portrayal of Claire (based on the trailer) seemed off. I saw Claire as loving yes but also incredibly selfish and petulant. She was in no way fit to be a mother and did more damage to Astrid than good. What are your guys' thoughts? - @Monday, June 4, 2018 4:56 PM

Chaywatchesvideos

i get the book is different from the movie (i just started reading the book), but i love the movie for the emotion in astrid's voice, and the piano accompaniment / soundtrack. As good as the book may be, I doubt it will do a better job of recreating this feeling - @Tuesday, November 7, 2017 3:20 AM

Gen X Murse70

BTW, All oleander is poisonous. - @Monday, June 19, 2017 8:28 PM

A Human

The book is truly beautiful. - @Tuesday, April 25, 2017 6:11 PM

Ava Lilkee

Movie was ok, but the book was so much better - @Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:44 AM

Bert Rowland

Currently reading book. How true to original storyline is this? - @Wednesday, April 12, 2017 2:20 AM

spaceninja biv

one of my favorite books. i love it ❤ - @Thursday, March 9, 2017 9:26 AM

ARMENIAN Girl

i just came here to hear <<Love humiliates you , hatred cradles you>> . very very good movie - @Saturday, January 21, 2017 8:59 PM

The Angry Mob

OMG they used the song from Shawshank Redemption!!! - @Friday, December 9, 2016 2:13 PM

La Vie Meraki

I saw this movie 5 years ago on T.V. and never found out the name. This is a very good movie i recommend it :) - @Wednesday, July 20, 2016 11:02 PM

Marzano15

Oh my goshes, such a fantabulous movie! I don't care what anybody says! This is easily in the top twosies of all timesies! (Second only to maybe Practical Magic <3 <3 <3) Stanley Kubrick movies? Pshhhh. Martin Scorsese films? Puh-lease. Those movies only PRETEND to be deep. This is about a girl who is sad cuz she grew up without her mommy! She even dyes her hair cuz of it!!!!! If you can't see the depth it's probably cuz you're an immature boy!!!! - @Saturday, June 25, 2016 7:36 PM

JoJo Ber

one of Michele Phiffer's best flicks!! The kid ain't so bad either..I truly loved it as sad as it was at times - @Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:03 PM

Sara Tansey

I love this movie and I love the book!! I just wish they had found a way to include Olivia in the movie... - @Friday, April 1, 2016 12:36 AM

raxi82

This has got to be one of the best movies I have ever seen - @Friday, February 5, 2016 12:38 AM

I don't care what anyone says. This is one of the most beautiful movies I've even seen. - @Monday, August 24, 2015 5:27 PM

Joel Jedsart

I like what she said about an artist being an artist he just is. You are. - @Monday, June 22, 2015 8:25 PM

smarticca

Love this movie,since I was a kid <3 - @Monday, January 26, 2015 2:29 PM

Katja Herrmann

Great movie! What`s the name of the song? "Maybe this is forever.............." - @Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:43 PM

Gardening Barb!e

Such a good movie - @Sunday, March 30, 2014 4:11 PM

Bianking4Life

This movie is great. I love it <3 - @Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:05 AM

RedSpiralHand

This movie was SO validating! - @Monday, January 20, 2014 1:53 AM

Haley Jade

2:08 Favorite quote. <3 Gave me chills. - @Wednesday, September 25, 2013 4:13 AM

Lidwine Elisabeth

yeahh :) - @Sunday, September 1, 2013 2:02 PM

rudy032190

how so? - @Sunday, September 1, 2013 3:16 AM

LooneyLunatone

Is that the girl from sharing the secret? - @Sunday, September 1, 2013 1:33 AM

Electrik Core

whats the name of the song at the beginning - @Friday, August 23, 2013 5:47 AM

tasiyah1

It was an ok movie but if you read the book, you'd see it puts the movie to shame tbh. Especially since they left out Sergei and the hooker, very cool characters! - @Friday, August 9, 2013 8:13 AM

Iwona

This movie is so underrated...So deep!!! I absolutely LOVE Pfeiffer,the most beautiful woman ever!! Noone could do this role better than her... Beautiful yet dangerous <3 Brilliant movie!! - @Friday, July 19, 2013 7:33 PM

Marilyn Lewis

I loved this film. I really want to read the book. Often the books are better than the films, so if I enjoyed this film I'm sure I'll love the book! - @Monday, July 15, 2013 10:58 PM

whoevershewas

I. Know. It annoyed me so much. - @Tuesday, July 2, 2013 10:23 PM

Sarah Johnstone

Oh, they got Claire so wrong... - @Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:37 AM

brandon Brown

Maybe this is forever. - @Friday, May 3, 2013 2:19 PM

SleepingOnMars

This movie should earn an oscar. Should be showned everywhere. Its one of my favorite movies, and i love how its showing how much a teenanger can change while moving. But also how something that beutiful can be so dangourus. This is, and prob will always be my favorite movie - @Saturday, April 13, 2013 7:56 PM

evalovere

The book is so much better then the film is. But its always so. I think for astrid you find better actrise... - @Sunday, March 3, 2013 5:49 PM

Mercy Hime

OMFG IS THAT BILLY CONNOLY?! - @Sunday, February 10, 2013 8:23 AM

TheMslatinbeauty

this book and movie will forever be very close to my heart. - @Friday, December 14, 2012 12:54 AM