Janet Planet
“Everything changes in an instant.”
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
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Cast
21 people
Julianne Nicholson
Janet
Known for
Mare of Easttown
The Outsider
Zoe Ziegler
Lacy
Also in
None the Wiser
Second Bedroom
Will Patton
Wayne
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Sophie Okonedo
Regina
Known for
After Earth
Hotel Rwanda
Elias Koteas
Avi
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Zodiac
Luke Bosco
Male Counselor
No other roles listed
June Walker Grossman
Susanna
No other roles listed
Abby Harri
Emily
No other roles listed
Edie Moon Kearns
Sequoia
No other roles listed
Mary Shultz
Davina
Known for
The Leftovers
Jeremy Louise Eaton
Performer 1
No other roles listed
Raky Sastri
Performer 2
No other roles listed
Annie Baker Director · Maria von Hausswolff Cinematographer Lucian Johnston Editor
Worldwide gross $728K · United States release June 21, 2024 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$727,621
Production
A24
Production · Studio
BBC Film
Production
Present Company
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 1, 2023
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · June 21, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · July 30, 2024
Digital
United States
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
February 29, 2024 · Premiere · Sun Valley Film Festival
April 12, 2024 · Premiere · Ivy Film Festival
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
April 27, 2024 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
May 4, 2024 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
May 10, 2024 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 28, 2024 · Theatrical
November 1, 2024 · Digital · Max
November 2, 2024 · TV · HBO
Australia
August 17, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 20, 2024 · Digital
Canada
July 30, 2024 · Digital
Denmark
August 18, 2024 · Theatrical
August 19, 2024 · Digital
Germany
February 16, 2024 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Italy
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Alice nella città
New Zealand
August 4, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
May 16, 2025 · Digital · Max
Russia
September 5, 2024 · Theatrical · Экспонента
November 29, 2024 · Digital
South Korea
January 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
August 17, 2024 · Digital · Rakuten
United Kingdom
July 19, 2024 · Limited theatrical
September 30, 2024 · Digital
July 24, 2026 · TV · BBC Two
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