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Janet Planet( 2024)

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Everything changes in an instant.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Julianne Nicholson

      Janet

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      Zoe Ziegler

      Lacy

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      Will Patton

      Wayne

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      Sophie Okonedo

      Regina

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      Elias Koteas

      Avi

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      Luke Bosco

      Male Counselor

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      June Walker Grossman

      Susanna

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      Abby Harri

      Emily

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      Edie Moon Kearns

      Sequoia

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      Mary Shultz

      Davina

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      Jeremy Louise Eaton

      Performer 1

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      Raky Sastri

      Performer 2

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      John Peitso

      Performer 3

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      Carolyn Walker

      Performer 4

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      Matthew Glassman

      Performer 5

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      Mary Beth Brooker

      Bonnie

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      George Marshall

      Contra Dance Caller

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      Laura Litterer

      Person at End

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      Cynthia Clancy

      Theatre Goer (uncredited)

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      Liza Francini

      Singing Camper (uncredited)

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      Julia Weston

      Teen Girl at Mall (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 3Discussion
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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Mon Jul 01 2024
    There’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’s so dull, in fact, that the film makes the works of Kelly Reichardt appear utterly fascinating. Set in 1991 in the hippie-dominated arts community of rural western Massachusetts, the film follows the story (if one could even call it that) of middle-aged acupuncturist Janet (Julianne Nicholson) as she struggles to sort out what appears to have been...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    727621.00

    Keywords

    • massachusetts
    • summer
    • woman director
    • 1990s
    • mother daughter relationship
    • intimate
    • understated