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72% Critic Match
Places in the Heart
“The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is... the future.”
7.2 / 10• 1984• 1h 51m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Cast & Crew
Sally Field
Edna Spalding
Lead
Lindsay Crouse
Margaret Lomax
John Malkovich
Mr. Will
Danny Glover
Moze
Ed Harris
Wayne Lomax
Ray Baker
Sheriff Royce Spalding
Amy Madigan
Viola Kelsey
Terry O'Quinn
Buddy Kelsey
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Benton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Places in the Heart is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
