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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 54 m

Summary Rocker Ethan Brand and his band are on the comeback trail when a former flame drops a bomb in his lap: their 13-year-old daughter, Janie Jones. Ethan refuses to believe Janie is his kid, but when her mom suddenly leaves for rehab, the child has no place to go but into the tour bus and on the road with the band. With no feel for fatherhoo...

Directed By: David M. Rosenthal

Written By: David M. Rosenthal

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 54 m

Janie Jones

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Rocker Ethan Brand and his band are on the comeback trail when a former flame drops a bomb in his lap: their 13-year-old daughter, Janie Jones. Ethan refuses to believe Janie is his kid, but when her mom suddenly leaves for rehab, the child has no place to go but into the tour bus and on the road with the band. With no feel for fatherhoo...

Directed By: David M. Rosenthal

Written By: David M. Rosenthal

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
52
38% Positive
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
52
38% Positive
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
6% Negative
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80
Oct 22, 2011
What this predictable tale lacks in surprises it more than makes up for in charm, good music and the indelible performances of Alessandro Nivola and Abigail Breslin as father and child.
By Pam Grady FULL REVIEW
67
Nov 2, 2011
With Ethan and Janie sharing folkie duets, it has a certain small, wan charm, like a father-daughter gloss on "Once." Breslin is a clear-eyed delight.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 10, 2011
Nivola and Breslin make a terrific mismatched pair in a film that often resembles a mash-up of "Crazy Heart" and Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," which may account for why it too often feels derivative and contrived.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 6, 2011
Janie Jones is ultimately its own uneven tune, a mixture of discordant notes and way-too-familiar chords.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 22, 2011
There's never any doubt where the picture is headed. If it finally achieves a modicum of poignancy, the impact surely would have been greater if the whole felt fresher.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 25, 2011
Nivola and Breslin sing and perform the original numbers, welcome interludes that provide respite from Rosenthal's lousy script.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
25
Oct 28, 2011
The indie road movie Janie Jones is billed as "inspired by the true story" of its writer-director, David M. Rosenthal. Impossible. No one's life is this boring.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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33% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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33% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Unified Pictures, Absurda, Industrial Entertainment, Media House Capital, Envision Media Arts
Release Date Oct 28, 2011
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Two strangers. One family.
Website http://www.janiejonesmovie.com/
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