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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 70/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 1,366 1980s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding 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; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic70/100
203 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert BentonDirector
- John KanderOriginal Music Composer
- Robert BentonWriter
Cast
- Sally FieldEdna Spalding
- Lindsay CrouseMargaret Lomax
- John MalkovichMr. Will
- Danny GloverMoze
- Ed HarrisWayne Lomax
- Ray BakerSheriff Royce Spalding
- Amy MadiganViola Kelsey
- Terry O'QuinnBuddy Kelsey
- Bert RemsenTee Tot Hightower
- Jay PattersonW.E. Simmons
- Toni HudsonErmine
- De'voreaux WhiteWylie
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Themes
farmwar veteranku klux klanloss of loved onekidnappingwidowtexastornadogreat depressionracial segregationracismblind
The Best Movies of 1984
Places in the Heart is #20 of 60
