Synopsis
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Cast

Annette Bening
Dorothea

Elle Fanning
Julie

Greta Gerwig
Abbie

Billy Crudup
William

Lucas Jade Zumann
Jamie

Alison Elliott
Julie's Mother

Thea Gill
Abbie's Mother
Vitaly Andrew LeBeau
Young Jamie
Olivia Hone
Julie's Sister

Waleed Zuaiter
Charlie

Curran Walters
Matt

Darrell Britt-Gibson
Julian

Alia Shawkat
Trish

Nathalie Love
Cindy

Cameron Protzman
Teen in Therapy
Victoria Bruno
Teen in Therapy

John Billingsley
Abbie's ObGyn

Cameron Gellman
Mark
Finnegan Seeker Bell
Brian
Zoë Nanos
Tanya
Lauren Foley
Michelle

Gareth Williams
Fire Chief

J. Francisco Rodriguez
Fireman

Zoë Worth
Planned Parenthood Worker
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