Synopsis
Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.
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Cast
- Janet McTeerMary Jo Walker
- Kimberly J. BrownAva Walker
- Jay O. SandersDan Miller
- Gavin O'ConnorJack Ranson
- Laurel HollomanLaurie Pendleton
- Lois SmithGinger
- Michael J. PollardMr. Cummings
- Linda PorterMrs. Boman
- Ashley BuccilleZoe Broussard
- Cody McMainsAdam Riley
Recommendations
- 88
Baltimore Sun
McTeer delivers a messily cheerful performance as a woman who thinks nothing of brushing her teeth with beer. - 80
Los Angeles Times
One of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits. - 80
Dallas Observer
The most liberating thing about this funny, touching, heartfelt little movie is the way it defies the rules and, in the end, begins to set its heroines free. They've earned it. - 80
Variety
Has what it takes to becomes the year's first heartfelt sleeper. - 75
New York Daily News
What keeps these mother-daughter tumbleweeds from drifting right out of consciousness is the unique rapport between the actresses. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Movies like Tumbleweeds exist in the details, not the outcome. Even a happy ending, we suspect, would be temporary. We don't mind, since the characters have been intriguing to know and easy to care about. - 75
Chicago Tribune
This smart, hardscrabble, very likable film has a heart and spirit all its own: a rollicking, earthy flair and lusty intelligence. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
An indie film that was lavishly praised and won the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, rolls along in the well-rutted, dusty tire tracks of other mother-and-daughter road trip
