
Watch Anywhere but Here
- PG-13
- 1999
- 1 hr 49 min
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6.1 (17,890)
Anywhere But Here is a movie starring Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman. The mother daughter duo sets off to find fame and fortune in Hollywood. This 1999 comedy is directed by Chinese director Wayne Wang. Sarandon plays mother figure Adele August. Her daughter, Ann is played by Portman. Living in Bay City is not very exciting, so off to Beverly Hills for a more glamorous life. Ann doesn’t want to go, but they pack their stuff into the gold Mercedes Benz and head for a new adventure. Not long into the movie, it becomes clear that Ann is the mature half of the starring duo. Adele moves into an apartment that they cannot afford and she is not grounded. Her free-spirited ways are not grounded in reality. She wants Ann to be an actress, even though she has no interest in being a star. She also wants her to marry money and make a name for herself in the community. However, Ann has different plans.