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Jolene

Play trailer Poster for Jolene R,  2008,  1h 50m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 48% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
48% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.

Critics Reviews

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Nov 4, 2010
3/5
More epic than it needs to be and less profound than it should be, "Jolene" remains a watchable excursion into human frailty and foibles. Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times Nov 4, 2010
3.5/4
Chastain proves near-heroic embodying Jolene's innate strength and incremental wisdom. Yet she also makes us understand how the heroine's wobbly resistance to manipulative characters is overwhelmed time and again. Go to Full Review
Glenn Heath Jr. Slant Magazine Oct 31, 2010
1/4
Jolene's main themes, including the manipulation of youth, the fragility of love, and the suppression of individuality, try to carry the wonky dialogue into complex territory. Go to Full Review
Lindy West The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 29, 2017
It's a mediocre movie with a very nice central performance. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com May 3, 2011
C
Cruelly, the display of sorrow never takes command, with most of the film an unsatisfactory soap opera that never seizes an illuminating essence. Go to Full Review
Marcy Dermansky About.com Nov 21, 2010
2.5/5
Chastain has long red hair, wide eyes, and an even wider smile. She is Jolene, of course, and she is appealing. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Han G Mar 5, 2019 tedious, worthless characters,
Ron S Mar 2, 2019 Jessica Chastain is captivating.
Leia G Sep 17, 2018 Not the best part for Jessica Chastain. She's great in the portrayal of "Jolene," but it's not the best of films.
Hagrid R May 6, 2018 I only rated this 3 out of 5 stars because of Jessica Chastain's excellent performance as the 16 to 25 year old Jolene who is always searching for acceptance and love and only finds heartbreak instead, throughout her 10 year journey in this story. The only other compelling character in this drama was Coco Leger portrayed by Rupert Friend who unfortunately had very little screen time. See more
Hermione M Mar 20, 2018 Jessica Chastain is superb. Not a satisfying ending, tho the journey there is filled with unusual twists & turns. If this were a true story, the woman would have to be made of granite. Man, she had it hard. See more
Draco R Mar 18, 2018 Ok, so I'm currently among only half that liked the movie. I give it a high rating due to its emotional content and great acting.---- Long review: The landscape was beautiful, each moment engaging, and it was the innate kindness of Jolene I liked most, played by the talented Jessica Chastain. The other actors/actresses were all familiar faces to me, but in surprisingly different characters from what I had seem from them before, all well-acted. I appreciated Jolene's narration, because her bizarre journey itself without her voice might have had me feeling creeped out. Jolene, is innocently guilty, awfully naive and focuses on the best in others, who all mysteriously want to possess her. All the positive characters disappear one way or another while some of the bad ones get what they deserve but at her expense, which made me sigh again and again. Then the movie ends uncertainly. Good movie though that will stick with me. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
Director
Dan Ireland
Producer
Zachary Matz, Riva Yares
Screenwriter
Dennis Yares
Production Co
Next Turn Productions
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Drug Use|Some Violence|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 50m
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