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Bonneville

Play trailer Poster for Bonneville PG 2008 1h 44m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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41% Tomatometer 39 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
When her husband dies, Arvilla Holden (Jessica Lange) wants to scatter his ashes per his request. However, the daughter from his previous marriage intervenes, demanding that her father's remains be placed in the family crypt in California. Arvilla decides to take a road trip there from her home in Idaho, along with her two very different friends, Margene (Kathy Bates) and Carol (Joan Allen). On the way, they scatter some of her husband's ashes at various places visited during the marriage.
Bonneville

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The amazing cast of Bonneville is paired up with a basic, predictable script and lackluster direction.

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David Rooney Variety Oct 18, 2008
It's depressing to see a deluxe cast wasted on such by-the-numbers material. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Aug 29, 2008
3/4
Thank heavens for the practical presence and humour of Bates, and the quiet conservatism of Allen's performance as a pious woman scared of too much freedom. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) Aug 29, 2008
1/4
A film full of emotional false notes, bad dialogue and cardboard characters... Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 3, 2020
2.5/4.0
The trio's chemistry carries the film far. Go to Full Review
Jason Di Rosso MovieTime, ABC Radio National Aug 31, 2008
The story just doesn't do enough to pull the heartstrings. Go to Full Review
Des Partridge Courier Mail (Australia) Aug 29, 2008
2/4
Unfortunately, it's as flimsy as tissue, and the actresses, all 50+, really do more with the material...than it deserves. Go to Full Review
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Christopher N. Rowley

Director

Jessica Lange

Arvilla

Kathy Bates

Margene

Joan Allen

Carol

Tom Skerritt

Actor

Jodi Russell

Alison

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Bonneville

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Synopsis When her husband dies, Arvilla Holden (Jessica Lange) wants to scatter his ashes per his request. However, the daughter from his previous marriage intervenes, demanding that her father's remains be placed in the family crypt in California. Arvilla decides to take a road trip there from her home in Idaho, along with her two very different friends, Margene (Kathy Bates) and Carol (Joan Allen). On the way, they scatter some of her husband's ashes at various places visited during the marriage.
Director
Christopher N. Rowley
Producer
John Kilker, Robert May
Screenwriter
Daniel D. Davis
Production Co
SenArt Films
Rating
PG (Some Mild Language|Innuendo)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 29, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 29, 2021
Runtime
1h 44m
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