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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 94% of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic81/100
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Horton FooteScreenplay
- J.A.C. RedfordOriginal Music Composer
- Peter MastersonDirector
Cast
- Geraldine PageMrs. Carrie Watts
- John HeardLudie Watts
- Carlin GlynnJessie Mae
- Richard BradfordSheriff
- Rebecca De MornayThelma
- Kevin CooneyRoy
- Harvey LewisSecond Bus Ticket Man
- Gil GlasgowStationmaster Gerard
- Kirk SiscoTrain Ticket Agent
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Themes
escapebustexasbased on play or musicalhouston, texasmemorysenior citizen1940sdaughter–in–lawelderly lady
The Best Movies of 1985
The Trip to Bountiful is #12 of 60
