The Californians

2005

Drama

1
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 18%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 18% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.7/10 10 488 488

Plot summary

When real estate mogul Gavin Ransom announces his plan to cover California's northern coast with scores of mini-mansions, his environmentalist sister, Olive, launches a protest to stop him. But there's trouble ahead when Gavin begins falling for the pretty folk singer who's helping Olive's cause.

Director

Jonathan Parker Photo
Jonathan Parker

Top cast

Kate Mara Photo
Kate Mara as Zoe Tripp
Noah Wyle Photo
Noah Wyle as Gavin Ransom
Keith Carradine Photo
Keith Carradine as Elton Tripp
Cloris Leachman Photo
Cloris Leachman as Eileen Boatwright
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
842.94 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 5
1.53 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jotix100 6 / 10

Bostonians and Californians

One has to wonder how did Henry James novel "The Bostonians" inspired Jonathan Parker into re-telling it using themes of ecology, greed and love in the Californian landscape of Marin County. The basic problem with the film is that it throws a lot of ideas around, but eventually none of them come to be realized.The idea that a young woman, Zoe, the daughter of progressive parents that are into the environment and that falls for the greedy developer, Gavin,is something that doesn't pan well. The same goes for Olive, the sister of Gavin who is opposed to all his big plans to create a gated community where multi-million dollar homes are going to built.The only interesting thing in the film is the cast that Mr. Parker attracted. Noah Wyle, Ileana Douglas, Kate Mora, Joanne Whalley, Keith Carradine, Cloris Leachman, and Valerie Perrine, are among the players of this satirical film that doesn't live to its premise.
Reviewed by LAlawMedMBA 6 / 10

Politically Inspired Environmental Romance

If John Muir were alive today, he might make a movie like The Californians. Gavin Ransom (Noah Wyle), an avaricious real estate developer and land exploiter has a twin sister, Olive Ransom (Illeana Douglas) who is a passionate environmentalist and vegan. Their diametrical philosophies illuminate the intricacies of hypocrisy. Olive discovers a mellifluous vocalist, Zoe Tripp (Kate Mara), whose pro-ecology ballads are reminiscent of Joan Baez. Soon Zoe is offered a recording contract, which excludes her guitarist-accompanist father, Elton Tripp (Keith Carradine), and the lyrical import of her songs is threatened by commercialism, as many species are threatened by builders and human population growth. A romance develops between Gavin and Zoe, despite Olive's opposition, as Gavin loses his way on the road to quick riches, and finds other values aside from money.
Reviewed by czarnobog 4 / 10

Pretty but muddled fluff which incoherently exploits a serious subject

Read more IMDb reviews

No comments yet

Be the first to leave a comment