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Love Comes Softly (2003)

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Release Date: Apr 13, 2003 Wide

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In the family-entertainment tradition of his multi-talented father Michael Landon, writer/director Michael Landon Jr. offered this made-for-cable frontier drama, adapted from a novel by Janet Oke. En route to her new home in the West, Marty Claridge (Katherine Heigl) suddenly finds herself a widow, with no roof over her head or means to support herself. At the gentle prodding of her settler friends Ben and Sarah Graham (Corbin Bernsen, Theresa Russell), Marty accepts the marriage proposal of

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Television, Romance

Directed By: Michael Landon Jr.

In Theaters: Apr 13, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Sep 14, 2004

Cast

Katherine Heigl
Marty Claridge
Dale Midkiff
Clark Davis
Skye McCole Bartusiak
Missy Davis
Corbin Bernsen
Ben Graham
Theresa Russell
Sarah Graham
Oliver Macready
Aaron Claridge
Rutanya Alda
Wanda Marshall

Critic Reviews for Love Comes Softly

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While it may seem like just a Christian 'Chick Flick on the Prairie,' it explores several deep theological and cultural themes that make for good viewing by men and women.

November 1, 2006 Comment

Angie Ward

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

The special features on the DVD of Love Comes Softly remind me of those shirts that say you did something "and all I got was this lousy t-shirt".

March 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Wesley Lovell

Apollo Guide

The film's pace is abysmal like too little grass spread across too much lawn.

March 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Wesley Lovell

Apollo Guide

...it becomes increasingly difficult to resist the film's charms as it progresses, primarily thanks to the warm and inviting central performances.

December 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

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Love comes softly is about A couple that goes out west and then the husband dies out of blue. The young wife was l left by herself without a house and she didn't know what to do. Then a single man offer her a place to stay if she could turn his kid's life back around. At first she rebel and refuse the help but over

May 27, 2011