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      Places in the Heart

      1984, Drama, 1h 51m

      38 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Places in the Heart is a quiet character piece with grand ambitions that it more than fulfills, thanks to absorbing work from writer-director Robert Benton and a tremendous cast. Read critic reviews

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      In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding (Sally Field) struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run and very little money in the bank -- not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret (Lindsay Crouse) ; a blind boarder, Mr. Will (John Malkovich) ; and a would-be thief, Moze (Danny Glover), who decides to stick around to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.

      • Rating: PG

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Robert Benton

      • Producer: Arlene Donovan

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: TriStar Pictures

      • Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Delphi II

      Cast & Crew

      Sally Field
      Lindsay Crouse
      Ed Harris
      Amy Madigan
      Terry O'Quinn
      Bert Remsen
      Ray Baker

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      • May 02, 2018
        Not without some effective moments but Benton could have excised the tedious subplots and lost nothing. In fact he could have used that extra time to flesh out all three of his main characters.
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      • Jan 29, 2016
        'Places' is OK, but as much as it is supposed to be an uplifting movie about unlikely survival during the Depression, I found it depressing as in the end, it is only by luck and Moze that Edna survives - and next year, with neither Moze or luck on your side, she will lose the farm anyway.
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      • Feb 06, 2014
        A well polished pieces but sometimes these bits of drippiness weigh heavily on me. Just have to get me in the right mood to like this one more.
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      • Jun 22, 2011
        Places In The Heart was a good movie but it wasn't as good as I heard.I think the best thing about the movie was Sally Field's character & how she did everything she could to keep a roof over her & her family's head.Other then that, It was just OK
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