Rain

Rain (2001)

  • 85% of critics liked it
    (59 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (2,184 ratings)

While on a family vacation on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand, 13-year-old Janey begins to realize that her parents' marriage is on the rocks.

R, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By
Christine Jeffs
Written By
Christine Jeffs
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Oct 1, 2001 Wide
On DVD
May 8, 2007
IDP Distribution

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Treats a potentially explosive set-up with adult reflection and thoughtfulness.

  • Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune

    Far from the first female coming-of-age movie, but it's one of the most vivid.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    Rain is so slight that it almost isn't there, but these performers deftly approximate the sensation of having a craving for someone.

  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

    It is, like weather, what it is, neither good nor bad but something that feels as if it has the weight of the inevitable.

  • Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

    Jeffs creates a lush atmosphere of desire and approaching chaos, and delivers a bona fide shocker in the last reel.

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  • Dean L


    This is a very tough movie. Tough characters, tough subject matter, tough to watch. I mean this in a good way. These people are very real with real problems and real attitudes. There is a raw nakedness about the film that makes it somehow tangible and sometimes uncomfortable. The… More