Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- confrontational
- emotionally raw
- uneasy
- women's movie night
- family drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film tonally confused and uneven, arguing that its dramatic and comedic elements were mishandled despite the capable cast.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rachel's concealed trauma becomes the crisis around which Georgia, Lilly, and Rachel reassess their relationship.
The central relationship joins grandmother Georgia, mother Lilly, and daughter Rachel across sharply different forms of authority and hurt.
Rachel's arrival in rural Idaho disrupts Georgia's household and brings hidden family problems into public and private view.
Rachel's unruly behavior and the film's comic situations coexist with sexual abuse, alcoholism, and painful family revelations.
Films like Georgia Rule, and why
August: Osage County
intergenerational family conflict, alcoholism, and emotionally direct small-town melodrama
The Kids Are All Right
dysfunctional mother daughter relationships, painful family secrets, and darkly comic drama
The Edge of Seventeen
teen alienation, troubled parent child dynamics, and an outsider disrupting a small community
Movie Details
- Director
- Garry Marshall
- Release Date
- 2007-05-10
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (495)
Cast
- Jane Fonda
- Lindsay Lohan
- Felicity Huffman
- Dermot Mulroney
- Cary Elwes
- Garrett Hedlund
- Héctor Elizondo
- Dylan McLaughlin
- Zachary Gordon
- Laurie Metcalf
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Georgia Rule about?
- A volatile teenager's summer with her imperious grandmother forces three generations of women to confront addiction, abuse, and long-buried family pain.
- What is Georgia Rule like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Georgia Rule as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Georgia Rule violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Georgia Rule as mild.
- What did critics think of Georgia Rule?
- Critics broadly found the film tonally confused and uneven, arguing that its dramatic and comedic elements were mishandled despite the capable cast.
- Which films are like Georgia Rule?
- Films with a similar feel include August: Osage County, The Kids Are All Right, and The Edge of Seventeen.
- How long is Georgia Rule?
- Georgia Rule runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Georgia Rule?
- In United States, Georgia Rule streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
