Far and Away
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68% Critic Match

Far and Away

What they needed was a country big enough for their dreams.

6.8 / 10 1992 2h 20mPG-13 English
AdventureDramaRomanceWestern

Storyline

A young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers. They escape to America, ready to take advantage of the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.

Cast & Crew

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Joseph Donnelly

Lead
Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Shannon Christie

Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

Stephen Chase

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Daniel Christie

Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock

Nora Christie

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Danty Duff

Eileen Pollock

Eileen Pollock

Mary Kay

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Kelly

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ron Howard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Far and Away is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker