20th Century Women

Mike Mills writes and directs this 1970s-set American drama starring Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning and Billy Crudup. The story follows the life of Dorothea Fields (Bening), a single mother in her 50s, as she tries to raise her adolescent son to the best of her ability while still living her own life. Struggling with the cultural changes going on around her, Dorothea asks two women for help - her teenage neighbour Julie (Fanning) and her hippy artist friend Abbie (Gerwig). The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical and Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical (Bening), and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.