Janet Planet
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
Cast
Julianne Nicholson
as Janet
Zoe Ziegler
as Lacy
Will Patton
as Wayne
Sophie Okonedo
as Regina
Elias Koteas
as Avi
Luke Bosco
as Male Counselor
June Walker Grossman
as Susanna
Abby Harri
as Emily
Edie Moon Kearns
as Sequoia
Mary Shultz
as Davina
Reviews
Brent Marchant
There’s a difference between minimalist and vacuous, and writer-director Annie Baker doesn’t seem to know the difference. The playwright’s debut feature, to put it simply, is boring, pretentious, meandering, unfocused and a big, fat waste of time. It’s so dull, in fact, that the film makes the works...
Horseface
A story about a mom and daughter in an awkwardly semi-erotic relationship. The mom starts a relationship with a mentally ill and mentally disabled white man with a speech impediment. We never get to know why or how she hooked up with him. We know she peddles woo for a living, so she hasn't met hi...
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Writer / director Annie Baker‘s slow burn indie film “Janet Planet” is one that takes its time, and whether that works for you really depends on your mood. This super quiet, artsy, coming-of-age movie tells the story of 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) and her free-spirited mom, Janet (Julianne Nichol...
