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  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Ray (Elle Fanning) is a teenager who has come to the realization that she isn't meant to be a girl and has decided to transition from female to male. His single mother, Maggie (Naomi Watts), must track down Ray's biological father (Tate Donovan) to get his legal consent to allow Ray's transition. Dolly (Susan Sarandon), Ray's lesbian gra...

Directed By: Gaby Dellal

Written By: Nikole Beckwith, Gaby Dellal

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 32 m

3 Generations

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
47
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Ray (Elle Fanning) is a teenager who has come to the realization that she isn't meant to be a girl and has decided to transition from female to male. His single mother, Maggie (Naomi Watts), must track down Ray's biological father (Tate Donovan) to get his legal consent to allow Ray's transition. Dolly (Susan Sarandon), Ray's lesbian gra...

Directed By: Gaby Dellal

Written By: Nikole Beckwith, Gaby Dellal

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
47
10% Positive
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81% Mixed
17 Reviews
10% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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81% Mixed
17 Reviews
10% Negative
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83
May 4, 2017
[Fanning’s] performance is what you’d expect and the character is too—strong, dedicated, and on the cusp of hopelessness. It’s because of this that Watts actually shines brighter.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
60
May 4, 2017
Ray is courageous just for making the decision to change sexes. The film — which, by the way, includes a surprising amount of droll humor — would be better if it trusted the audience to recognize this, rather than piling ordeals worthy of the Labors of Hercules onto its protagonist.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW

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May 4, 2017
It’s a film that positively reeks of good intentions, but it’s so timid and tentative — the words “trans” and “transgender” are never uttered aloud — that it feels as hopelessly retro as casting a cisgender actress in the lead.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW
50
May 4, 2017
How do you screw this up? You've got three leading actresses – Susan Sarandon, Naomi Watts and Elle Fanning – who are usually worth watching in anything. But 3 Generations is pushing it. Even nurturing talent can't breathe life into a script that is completely D.O.A.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
50
May 3, 2017
There’s a kind of equality at work here: No one is well-served.
By Jesse Hassenger FULL REVIEW
40
May 3, 2017
It's not for nothing that generation and generic share a root; the characters scan as vague, of-their-age types, despite having each been dressed up with superficial quirks.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
25
May 10, 2017
This is a movie that derives most of its suspense on whether a piece of paper will be signed, not a strong basis for dramatic tension. Here and there, we see moments of genuine emotion, but even then, it feels like we’ve been there, done that.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Big Beach, InFilm Productions, IM Global
Release Date May 5, 2017
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline A family in transition
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Awards

Hamburg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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