Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.
Tarnation has generally received very positive reviews.
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Tarnation was released in 2003 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 291 reviews, giving Tarnation (2003) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 75%.
With a score of 75%, Tarnation is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Love Comes Softly, The Five Obstructions and Nell.
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