Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)

122 min · Drama, Family Drama, comedy film, drama film, slice of life

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Billy Bob Thornton

Cast

John Hurt, Robert Duvall, Kevin Bacon, Billy Bob Thornton, Frances O'Connor, Ray Stevenson, Shawnee Smith, Tippi Hedren, Robert Patrick

The story

The film is set in 1969 Morrison, Alabama. The Caldwell family includes two World War II veterans, their sister Donna, brother Jimbo and a patriarch, Jim, who is a World War I veteran. The Caldwells are involved in a cultural clash with the Bedfords, a family which includes Phillip, a World War II veteran, his sister Camilla, and their father Kingsley, also a World War I veteran.

Catalogue themes and tags

1969, Absent Mother, Alabama, Brother Brother Relationship, Car Crash, Cultural Differences, Differences, England, Friedhof, Funeral, Leaving One's Family, Loss of Mother, Lovestory, New Beginning, New Woman, Restart, Südstaaten, The New World, Underclass, der Tod, Drama

Genres

Drama, Family Drama, comedy film, drama film, slice of life

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