Coming Up Roses

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  • Opened November 9, 2012 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 33 min
  • NR
  • In a gritty small town, 15-year-old Alice and her mother, Diane, a larger-than-life former actress, cling to each there and the fantasy of a better life. She shuttles her teenage daughter Alice, across small-town America, confronting bad neighborhoods, money woes, failed love affairs and depression. Larger-than-life Diane overwhelms everyone around her, which brings up a sticky question: is she fit to raise a child? Full synopsis

  • Cast: Bernadette Peters, Rachel Brosnahan, Peter Friedman, Reyna De Courcy, Shannon Esper, Ann Dowd, Jayce Bartok
  • Director: Lisa Albright
  • Genres: Drama

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Coming Up Roses

by mhaayen

This movie was awesome! I kind of didn't know what to expect, but I really enjoyed. Of course loved Bernadette and also Rachel Brosnehan was great. Interesting story with some powerful subject...

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

Director Lisa Albright has less success balancing the tones of two eras: the movie is more successful when replicating matter-of-fact '70s grit than the independent miserabilism of the '90s. Read full review

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New York Post
| Farran Smith Nehme

Coming Up Roses swerves into a third-act twist that's both an indie cliché and dramatically unnecessary. Read full review

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Time Out New York
| Eric Hynes

Despite committed and heartfelt performances - especially from the perennially charismatic Peters - director Lisa Albright's soapy semi-autobiographical tale fails to scale the low hurdle of believability. Read full review

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Village Voice
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After a hoot of an entrance by Bernadette Peters showboating a tune from the rafters at a church wedding, Coming Up Roses takes a nosedive into despair and stays there. Read full review

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Rachel Brosnahan and Jacye Bartok in "Coming Up Roses."