The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Daniel PetrieDirector
- Lewis John CarlinoWriter
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ellen BurstynEdna
- Sam ShepardCal
- Richard FarnsworthEsco
- Roberts BlossomJohn Harper
- Clifford DavidGeorge
- Pamela Payton-WrightMargaret
- Jeffrey DeMunnJoe
- Eva Le GallienneGrandma Pearl
- Lois SmithKathy
- Madeleine SherwoodRuth
- Richard HamiltonEarl Carpenter
- Carlin GlynnSuzy Kroll
Stills
Themes
small townvictimspirit healer