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A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 33%. Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,952 1990s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do.
63 audience votes
Key crew
- Timothy HuttonDirector
- Karen JanszenScreenplay
- Cynthia MillarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Evan Rachel WoodHarriet Frankovitz
- Kevin BaconRicky Schroth
- Mary Stuart MastersonGwen Frankovitz
- Marian SeldesLeah Schroth
- Cathy MoriartyMrs. Frankovitz
- Bing PutneyEric
- Joanne PankowNurse
- J.C. QuinnMinister
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Themes
mentally disabledfriendshipmotelbarnsisterwaterfallmentally ill