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Places in the Heart

1984 · Movie · 112 min

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  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer89%as of 2021-10-10
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8/10as of 2021-10-10

What it is

Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton. Set in 1930s Texas during the Great Depression, the film stars Sally Field as a recently widowed woman who struggles to save her farm with the help of a blind lodger and a black laborer. The cast also includes John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Danny Glover, and Terry O'Quinn.

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Genres
Drama
Original language
English

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