Resurrection

PG

Released Sep 26, 1980

1 hr. 43 min.

Drama

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83%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

75%

1,000+ Ratings

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Edna (Ellen Burstyn) has a near-death experience when she and her husband drive off a cliff. Widowed and paralyzed, Edna returns to Kansas with her grandparents, noticing the curious effect her touch has on a girl's bleeding nose along the way. Her gift for healing people attracts the attention of a small-town community, including a young man (Sam Shepard) who becomes her lover. An agnostic herself despite her powers, Edna finds her lover has a dangerous obsession with religion.

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Alec B

It's an excessively silly story but Burstyn sells the hell out of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Andrew Joe D

This is the best movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/23

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Jack S

Implausible but very moving story is made watchable by a superior cast. Burstyn, in particular is sensational.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Audience Member

It's an excessively silly story but Burstyn sells the hell out of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Dave P

One of my favorites. Ellen Burstyn is amazing, and the supporting cast is genuine and believable. Story centers on Edna Mae, a woman who gains healing powers after an accident. A few angry townsfolk bring their hatefulness to the proceedings, forcing Edna Mae to depart, but providing a beautiful denouement. Bring your hankies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/21

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Audience Member

As always, Ellen Burstyn delivers a fine performance and was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Her costar, Eva Le Gallienne, also received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. Unfortunately, the film plays like a maudlin Lifetime movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Daniel Petrie

Director

Ellen Burstyn

Edna

Sam Shepard

Cal

Richard Farnsworth

Esco

Roberts Blossom

John Harper

Clifford David

George

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Jay Scott

Globe and Mail

Belief is difficult to sandwich between groans and giggles.

Aug 16, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

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…this is a genuine curio, a thoughtful film about healing that never quite explains itself...but is all the better for leaving plenty of room for interpretation according to your own beliefs…

Rated: 4/5

Oct 11, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

This rural tale is beuatifully acted by Ellen Burstyn and other, but its narrative is incoherent, trying to fuse new feminist ideas with sentimental conventions about the healing power of love.

Rated: B-

Dec 24, 2006

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 3/5

Jan 25, 2006

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 5/5

Jul 16, 2004

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Resurrection is an extraordinary film about a healer and the power of love.

Jan 29, 2004

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Synopsis

Edna (Ellen Burstyn) has a near-death experience when she and her husband drive off a cliff. Widowed and paralyzed, Edna returns to Kansas with her grandparents, noticing the curious effect her touch has on a girl's bleeding nose along the way. Her gift for healing people attracts the attention of a small-town community, including a young man (Sam Shepard) who becomes her lover. An agnostic herself despite her powers, Edna finds her lover has a dangerous obsession with religion.

Director: Daniel Petrie
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 1980, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jan 11, 2010