Movie
20th Century Women
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
More about 20th Century Women
Cast
Annette BeningDorothea
Elle FanningJulie
Greta GerwigAbbie
Billy CrudupWilliam
Lucas Jade ZumannJamie
Alison ElliottJulie's Mother
Thea GillAbbie's MotherCredits
- Directed by
- Mike Mills
- Written by
- Mike Mills
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7M
- Box office
- $5.7M
Production
Annapurna PicturesUnited States
Archer GrayUnited States- Modern People
