- HD 1080
- Runtime: 102m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Gavin O'Connor
- Stars: Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Connor, Laurel Holloman
- keywords: san diego, california, single mother, mother daughter relationship
- Production_studio: Fine Line Features
- Slogan: They ran away from everything but each other.
- The Tumbleweeds is featured in the top rankings of 1999
- #66 in Top Comedy Movies of 1999
Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.