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63% Critic Match
Ironweed
“Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.”
6.3 / 10• 1987• 2h 23m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Cast & Crew
Jack Nicholson
Francis Phelan
Lead
Meryl Streep
Helen Archer
Carroll Baker
Annie Phelan
Michael O'Keefe
Billy
Diane Venora
Peg
Fred Gwynne
Oscar Reo
Margaret Whitton
Katrina
Tom Waits
Rudy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Héctor Babenco's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ironweed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
