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73% Critic Match
Breaking Home Ties
“Leaving is never easy. Coming home can be even harder.”
7.3 / 10• 1987• 1h 35m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
Inspired by a Norman Rockwell painting, this 1950s coming of age drama centers on a young man leaving home to attend college, where he will learn the lessons in becoming a man. While his family must deal with a life threatening illness.
Cast & Crew
Jason Robards
Lloyd Wells
Lead
Eva Marie Saint
Emma Wells
Claire Trevor
Grace Porter
Doug McKeon
Lonnie Wells
Erin Gray
Carol
J. Eddie Peck
Brad
Parley Baer
Sears
KL
Kristen Lux
Bonnie Jo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Wilder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Breaking Home Ties is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
