White Palace
Seen it?1990 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$17 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Luis Mandoki
- Susan SarandonNora Baker
- James SpaderMax Baron
- Kathy BatesRosemary
- Jason AlexanderNeil
- Eileen BrennanJudy
- Steven HillSol Horowitz
- Renée TaylorEdith Baron
- Jonathan PennerMarv Miller
- Rachel ChagallRachel
- Corey ParkerLarry Klugman