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Set in 1950, this is a convincing, well-acted drama about a young girl's growing up in Las Vegas amidst poverty and a turbulent home life. The 13-year-old Rose (Annabeth Gish) lives with her mother (JoBeth Williams), stepfather (Jon Voight), and two sisters in a working-class home. Trouble is brewing on several fronts: her stepfather is his usual abusive self but is dipping into the bottle more frequently, her glitzy Aunt Starr (Ellen Barkin) arrives for a six-week stay and causes an upheaval in the marriage, and an above-ground nuclear bomb is about to be exploded at the government test site (only 65 miles away). If Rose can survive all this with her health, her sanity, and her clear intelligence intact, it will not be due to her supportive environment. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Jon Voight - Jack Chismore
JoBeth Williams - Lily Chismore
Ellen Barkin - Aunt Starr
Allen Garfield - Mr. Mosol
Annabeth Gish - Rose Chismore

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1	A Private Matter (PG-13)
7	Dad (PG)
1	China Rose (13 & Up)
79	A River Runs Through It [Widescreen/Fullscreen] (PG)
These movies have the subject or theme of Desert Bloom...
26	Mask (PG-13)
5	Rambling Rose [Special Edition] (R)
14	Ordinary People (R)
21	Empire of the Sun (PG)
26	Taps (PG)
17	Little Man Tate (PG)
2	The Starlite Drive-In Theater: Pom Pom Girls/The Van (R)
90	Stand by Me (R)
3	Hope and Glory (PG-13)
3	Out of the Blue [Collector's Edition] (R)
31	American Graffiti [Collector's Edition] (PG)
4	Tex [Widescreen/Fullscreen] (PG)
75	Pretty in Pink (PG-13)
1	Noa at Seventeen
6	New York Stories (PG)
59	My Girl (PG)
37	Mermaids (PG-13)
9	East of Eden (PG)
These movies share cast/crew with Desert Bloom...
9	Teachers (R)
22	Wyatt Earp [Special Edition] (PG-13)
21	Diner (R)
7	This Boy's Life (R)
16	Kramer vs. Kramer (PG)
6	Coming Home (R)
29	The Day After (NR)
1	Mac (R)
1	Table for Five (PG)
82	Mystic Pizza (R)
1	My Name Is Bill W. (NR)
2	The Champ (PG)
These movies cover the same subjects as Desert Bloom...
6	Off the Map (PG-13)
These movies are similar to Desert Bloom...
7	Gas Food Lodging (R)
7	This Boy's Life (R)
24	Slums of Beverly Hills (R)
34	October Sky (PG)
1	Maryam (NR)
2	Girls Can't Swim (NR)
3	Me Without You (R)
36	White Oleander [Fullscreen] (PG-13)
34	In America (PG-13)
1	Falling Angels
4	Swimming Upstream (PG-13)
5	Blue Sky (PG-13)
28	Georgia Rule [Widescreen] (R)