Places in The Heart

Name: Places in The Heart
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-10-05
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.40
Cast: Lindsay Crouse, Sally Field, Amy Madigan, Ed Harris

– In 1930s Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a dispara..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.40 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 51 Minutes

Release Year:

1984

Places in The Heart — Places in the Heart (1984)

In 1930s Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends.

Styles:

Dramatic, Gloomy, Uplifting, Emotional, Touching, Sentimental, Realistic, Captivating, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1930s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Genre:

Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Chick Flick

Places in the Heart (1984) - Trailer

Release Date:

05 Oct 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Directed by:

Robert Benton

Story Written By:

Robert Benton

Main Actors:

Lindsay Crouse, Sally Field, Amy Madigan, Ed Harris

Plot:

Edna Spalding finds herself alone and broke on a small farm in the midst of the Great Depression when her husband the Sheriff is killed in an accident. A wandering black man, Moses, helps her to plant cotton to try and keep her farm and her kids together. She also takes on a blind boarder, Mr. Will, who lost his sight in the first World War. She must endure storms and harsh labor to try and make her mortgage payment on time.

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations.

Production Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

96%

Metacritic:

70%