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Georgia Rule

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Teenage Rachel (Lindsay Lohan) is a real thorn in the side of her mother, Lilly (Felicity Huffman). More than just rebellious, she is incorrigible. After Rachel crashes a car, Lilly decides to haul the girl off to a place to which she vowed never to return: Her own mother's (Jane Fonda) Idaho home. Georgia, the family matriarch, lives by a strict code and expects all under her roof to do the same. Given structure and purpose, Rachel's anger at the world begins to subside.

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Comedic and dramatic in all the wrong places, Georgia Rule is a confused dramedy that wastes the talents of its fine cast.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 12/03/2007
The confused script trades in such heavy topics as alcoholism and child sexual abuse, but every dramatic scene plays like one of those schmaltzy Happy Days moments that inevitably drew a big 'Awwwwww!' from the studio audience. Go to Full Review Rex Reed Observer 05/16/2007
Time for a new book by Jane Fonda, and this time I expect a full chapter on how she got snookered into doing Georgia Rule. Go to Full Review Keith Phipps AV Club 05/12/2007
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Director Garry Marshall has too much confidence that he can match the weighty issues here with the light comedy. He can't. Or at least he can't with this cast. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 08/11/2022
2.5/5
Georgia Rule reminds as to why Lohan, unlike some of Hollywood's other troublemakers of the late noughties, has been missed. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 11/21/2019
The actors are sabotaged by Marshall and screenwriter Mark Andrus, who make the fatal decision of trying to water down its grim story with forced comedy. Go to Full Review Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com 08/23/2008
6/10
Oh Lindsay Lohan, where has your talent gone? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Katelynn W @2000sfanatic23 May 8 This movie is an AMAZING depiction of sexual abuse. It portrays accurately how someone that has dealt with abuse acts. As someone who had dealt with it first hand I should know. So why are the reviews on here so awful? I couldn't tell you. It never tried to be a comedy in any way shape or form. Instead it brought the heaviness it needed to the film while trying to be light so that we could understand how each of the main three girls came to be. If you don't understand why this is a great film then you didn't actually watch it. It really deserves better ratings and more people watching it. I 100% recommend it if you are looking for a movie that deals with life struggles and accurately depicts how people deal with those struggles. See more Katie L. @queenofthefilth Apr 8 Worst movie I’ve ever seen See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 19 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme tem uma cena boa, que foi a briga entre o garoto com a lindsay lohan no quintal See more Giannis F @dnonbkoindnbas Aug 15 A very misunderstood movie with a spectacular cast . This is the best we've seen of Lindsay's acting . Glad this movie is getting viewed in a better light after almost 20 years See more Abraham M @RT06334090 Jul 20 Casting was stellar. It didn’t deserve all the hate it got back then. See more Tonya K @Tonya_The_Kitsune Jul 14 Great movie! Jane Fonda and Lindsey Lohan were both awesome in this movie! See more Read all reviews
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Garry Marshall

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Jane Fonda

Georgia

Lindsay Lohan

Rachel

Felicity Huffman

Lilly

Dermot Mulroney

Simon

Cary Elwes

Arnold

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Synopsis Teenage Rachel (Lindsay Lohan) is a real thorn in the side of her mother, Lilly (Felicity Huffman). More than just rebellious, she is incorrigible. After Rachel crashes a car, Lilly decides to haul the girl off to a place to which she vowed never to return: Her own mother's (Jane Fonda) Idaho home. Georgia, the family matriarch, lives by a strict code and expects all under her roof to do the same. Given structure and purpose, Rachel's anger at the world begins to subside.
Director
Garry Marshall
Producer
David Robinson, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter
Mark Andrus
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Morgan Creek Productions
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 11, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.9M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)