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Movie critics combined give Anywhere But Here (1999) a score of 2.6914 out of 4
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Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
So closely observed, so funny and so true to the junk that is everybody's real--as opposed to movie--life that it comes to feel like some kind of a miracle. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Janet Maslin)The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Wang once again works splendidly with actresses, and boy, does he have a lot to work with this time. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
A subtle and unexpected pleasure, all nuanced performance and character detail. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Janet Maslin)New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Mr. Wang once again works splendidly with actresses, and boy, does he have a lot to work with this time. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Trailblazing is not one of the qualities anyone would ascribe to Anywhere But Here, the new motion picture from Wayne Wang (working from a script written by Alvin Sargent, based on Mona Simpson's novel). Yet, although the overall trajectory of the storyli ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Aims its big, bold mother-daughter conflicts straight at the heart by way of the tear ducts, and connects. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Sarandon and Portman work beautifully -- together, negotiating a range of emotional keys that blend comedy and drama in the same moment. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Wayne Wang's "Anywhere But Here" is about a frustrated mother who believes she is rotting away in a small Wisconsin town. She buys a used Mercedes, shoves her teenage daughter inside, and drives them cross-country to Beverly Hills, where she will put her ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Anywhere But Here is a wonderful showcase for Natalie Portman, who gives an Oscar-caliber performance. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie's interest is not in the plot, which is episodic and "colorful," but in the performances. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (Jeff Giles)Newsweek (Jeff Giles)
Portman gives a superb, understated performance as a teen who gets whiplash from watching her mother's mood swings. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Newsweek (Jeff Giles)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle
Anywhere But Here brought me to tears often, but it was not that often when something sad happened. I think I was experiencing a transference of basic emotional truth across the membrane of the screen. That doesn't happen often, and I suspect I was ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Houston Chronicle
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Jason Clark)Matinee Magazine (Jason Clark)
The movie doesn't feel authentic, it's relationships are drawn in erratic, TV movie-like strokes. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Matinee Magazine (Jason Clark)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Between the glitz of Beverly Hills, the glamour of Hollywood, and the glisten of Malibu, it makes perfect sense that so many people flock to Los Angeles every year to embrace the "California Myth". However, it takes a certain kind of person to pick up ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Anywhere But Here (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
The title might very well be an appropriate description of what more impatient filmgoers may be feeling after sitting through this frustratingly mediocre dramedy. ...read the complete Anywhere But Here movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
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by Bradley Headstone... on June 02, 2008
In some ways, this movie is a real masterpiece. One of its really strong merits is that it does not try to pretend that a single mother (Sarandon) and her daughter (Portman) are so perfect. It shows that people can be loving and endearing even though ...
by Maya Wright on September 20, 2004
This movie is the best movie that I have ever seen! Its my favorite movie and I watch it almost everyday. The way the mother and daughter end up connecting in the end is just amazing. ABSOLUTELY NO COMPARISON TO TUMBLEWEED... ...
by Dennis Littrell on July 30, 2004
The mother-daughter bond, especially with an only child, is one of the strongest human bonds there is. Some say it's stronger than husband and wife. It tends to be intense and it almost always develops into a situation where neither side has the clear ...
by C. Millstone "Nig... on July 25, 2004
I think I saw this movie about two times.It's entertaining because the characters have depth. It is about a mother and daughter trying to find their place in the world. They move from Wisconsin to Beverly Hills. Ann,14, is upset about leaving home and ...
i loved this movie, it is my favorite movie and always will be. The only film i've ver cried in, and never forgot about from when i first saw it in theaters when i was 8. The plot in this movie is inspiring and unforgetable. The ...
by angelfacejuliasnu... on November 21, 2003
Its really good it shows what teens go through and what her mom is going through and how the daugther is the mom role and how disfuncanational things are. ...
by Peggy Vincent "au... on October 17, 2003
Susan Sarandon plays the part of an unstable mom looking for The American Dream to perfection as she hauls her far more stable, reluctant ...
by david holmes on December 16, 2002
Teaming a veteran, Susan Sarandon, with a relative novice, Natalie Portman, was a stroke of genius. They are truly a team, partly so as the characters, definitely so as actresses. Their performances are so convincing, so completely in step, and so loaded ...

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Anywhere But Here (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Anywhere But Here (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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