Janet Planet

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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. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child's experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film debut.

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Critics Consensus

Unfolding at a gentle pace with an even more subdued sense of drama, Janet Planet revolves around Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler's outstanding performances.

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Nicola Austin

Empire Magazine

This gentle and intimate coming-of-age drama from beloved playwright Annie Baker is an assured but frustratingly slow-paced directorial debut which evokes the bittersweet nostalgia of ‘90s pre-teen girlhood.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 19, 2024

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

We understand every word and action here to have symbolic value, and Janet Planet is not afraid of its own artificiality. It’s sparse in narrative, but thick with implications.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 19, 2024

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

More attuned to the language of cinema than many playwrights would be, her movie is softly spoken and often absurdly funny, but also deceptively un-cosy.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 18, 2024

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Alice Baker's debut directorial delivers layers and contemplative performances from Nicholson and Ziegler but Janet Planet's slowness and isolated nature ultimately suffocate its poignancy, leaving its protagonists wandering for closure.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2024

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Loren King

Newport This Week (RI)

By far one of the best films of this summer, Janet Planet is a small miracle of a movie, carefully constructed with sensitive, specific detail.

Jul 18, 2024

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Lael Loewenstein

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It doesn't always work, but when it does it's kind of spectacular.

Jul 13, 2024

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Dorothy Y

It was a very beautiful movie with great natural sound, and talented child actress, and adult actress's and actors and subtle comedy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Suzanne

Very slow moving and so depressing! Both mother and daughter needed therapy!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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Scott

Truly one of the most boring and pointless movies I've ever seen. It went nowhere and had no discernable point.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Kelvin G

A movie where nothing happens. I honestly don't get what the point of the movie was. The acting was fine but that was about it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Roy J

I'm not familiar with Annie Baker, the playwright, but I'm definitely a fan of the filmmakers after watching her exceptional debut. Love the ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Scott P

The costume design was fantastic. Acting superb.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Janet

Zoe Ziegler

Lacy

Elias Koteas

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Will Patton

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Synopsis

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. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child's experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film debut.

Director: Annie Baker
Producer: Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng, Annie Baker, Andrew Goldman
Screenwriter: Annie Baker
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24, BBC Film, Present Company
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Thematic Elements|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $258.0K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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