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The movie tells the story of a 13-year-old girl named Janie Jones. Janie’s drug-addicted mother (Elisabeth Shue) abandons her with Janie’s rock star father, Ethan (Alessandro Nivola), whose career is spiraling downward and who never knew he had a child.
- David M. Rosenthal
- ** Excessive Foul Language **
Audience Reviews for Janie Jones. May 09, 2013. The movie starts with Mary Ann (Elisabeth Shue) taking her 13-year old daughter Janie (Abigail Breslin) to meet her father Ethan (Alessandro...
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- Abigail Breslin
- David M. Rosenthal, Jim Thacker
- Unified Pictures
Apr 29, 2011 · Janie Jones: Directed by David M. Rosenthal. With Abigail Breslin, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue, Brittany Snow. A young girl who has been abandoned by her former-groupie mother informs a fading rock star that she is his daughter.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- David M. Rosenthal
- 2011-04-29
In David M. Rosenthal’s musical drama “Janie Jones,” a rocker’s best chance at redemption comes at the hands of his 15-year-old daughter, who displays a precocious musical talent.
Nov 4, 2011 · By Robert Abele. Nov. 4, 2011 12 AM PT. Bad notes, old song in ‘Janie Jones’. In “Janie Jones,” the guitar-slinging pre-teen girl with the long black hair is 15-year-old Abigail Breslin, a...
- Robert Abele
So Janie Jones is a film about Janie and her dad figuring out their life together. I had never heard of this film before, but I must say while it's not a perfect film I really enjoyed it. The acting is excellent, and the situations the characters find themselves in are believable.
Oct 27, 2011 · By Eric Kohn. October 27, 2011 2:36 am. The estranged father-daughter relationship is one of those screenplay contrivances that works better than most.
