The read
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In a 1950s-era Missouri town the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husband's sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live with the family.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic24/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Connie StevensDirector
- Connie StevensWriter
- Peter GolubOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael BiehnLandy Bretthorst
- Tatum O'NealGrace Bretthorst
- Penelope Ann MillerBea Bretthorst
- Joel GretschDan Jones
- Tricia Leigh FisherElla Jean Jones
- Scott WilsonReverend Potter
- Piper LaurieMarta Shrank
- Audrey WasilewskiOpal Lynn Carter
- Gregory JamesPhil Carter
- Rylee FanslerCarrie Staley
- Evie ThompsonLucy Bretthorst
- Nora HennessyMollie Jane Carter
Stills
Themes
missouriwoman director1950s