Tarnation
Tarnation
DocumentaryDrama

Tarnation

2003
91 min
6.8
67.8%
User Score
(88 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Jonathan Caouette

STARRING

Renee Leblanc, Adolph Davis, Jonathan Caouette, Rosemary Davis, David Sanin Paz

Videos & Trailers

TARNATION trailer
1080p
Trailer

TARNATION trailer

Cast

Renee Leblanc

Herself

Adolph Davis

Himself

Jonathan Caouette

Jonathan Caouette

Himself

Rosemary Davis

Herself

David Sanin Paz

Himself

Recommendations

Short Term 12
7.8

Short Term 12

Drama
August 2013
Hard Candy
6.8

Hard Candy

DramaThriller
January 2005
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
7.0

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

Drama
July 2024
Flowers in the Attic
6.7

Flowers in the Attic

DramaMystery
January 2014
Palmer
8.1

Palmer

Drama
January 2021
Mommie Dearest
6.4

Mommie Dearest

Drama
September 1981
Natural Born Killers
7.1

Natural Born Killers

CrimeThriller
August 1994
Gimme Shelter
6.6

Gimme Shelter

Drama
October 2013
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
6.3

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

Documentary
December 2025
Girl in the Bunker
7.1

Girl in the Bunker

TV MovieDrama
January 2018
Mammal
6.3

Mammal

Drama
April 2016
Sleepwalking
6.1

Sleepwalking

Drama
March 2008
Showbiz Kids
6.8

Showbiz Kids

DocumentaryHistory
July 2020
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
7.3

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

DramaTV Movie
April 2003
The Snake Pit
7.1

The Snake Pit

DramaMystery
November 1948
Good Boy
7.3

Good Boy

ThrillerDrama
March 2026
A Thousand and One
6.6

A Thousand and One

DramaCrime
March 2023
Peacock
6.1

Peacock

MysteryThriller
April 2010
Titicut Follies
7.2

Titicut Follies

DocumentaryDrama
October 1967
Midnight Special
6.3

Midnight Special

AdventureDrama
February 2016