The Bridges of Madison County

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The Bridges of Madison County

PG-13

1995

2h 15m

Romance

Drama

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A moving love story about a photographer on assignment to shoot the historic bridges of Madison County. He meets a housewife, whose husband and children are away on a trip, and the film traces a brief affair that is never sordid but instead one of two soul mates who have met too late.

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Sentimental, slow, schmaltzy, and very satisfying, The Bridges of Madison County finds Clint Eastwood adapting a bestseller with heft, wit, and grace.

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

05/05/2014

4/5

The strength of Eastwood's Bridges is in its patience, and how it lets the love story develop from start to finish, even though the audience knows from the beginning the broad strokes of what's going to happen.

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

07/31/2013

3.5/4

With Eastwood as Kincaid and Meryl Streep as Francesca, this carefully observant love story turns Waller's pop-lit passion into screen art.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

07/31/2013

3/4

Bridges is an admirable achievement, one that probably does more to reposition its maker as someone who can carry a movie without carrying a gun than as the director/star of a Love Story for the Loving Care set.

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Laura Ferrero

El Pais (Spain)

08/02/2023

... Beyond telling us the non-story of a couple, The Bridges of Madison County tells us our story, of all those times we failed to turn the wheel. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

05/13/2022

This film starts as a yawnfest, but if you can tough it out through the first 15 minutes it turns into quite a little gem of a movie.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/11/2020

6/10

Their story might be small, unglamorous, and generally unexciting, but there's no denying its pleasantness and significance.

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M. Trinidad P

Oct 27

A masterpiece in storytelling, and movie making! Always refreshing and touching to watch!

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Patrick C

Oct 17

The most beautiful evocation of romantic love I've ever seen on a cinema screen. If any proof were needed that Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep are actors of the highest calibre, it is to be found here. Now where did I put my tissues?

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Adeela A

Sep 10

I watched the movie when I was 28 . Accidentally came over the movie . But then on I have watched the movie 5 times , read the novel twice. It’s my all time favourite , brilliant acting by both lead actors . More than that, it tells us about the moments in life when things happen to us , unplanned but those that has to happen. Like an evening breeze , they come and go in our life leaving good memories 🥰

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 15

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o drama salvou o filme.

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Frederick B

@Frederick212 Jul 27

A very romantic movie where a married woman boinks a dude while her husband is out of town. Makes you feel warm and fuzzy.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 1

Success in 2.25 hours.

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Synopsis

A moving love story about a photographer on assignment to shoot the historic bridges of Madison County. He meets a housewife, whose husband and children are away on a trip, and the film traces a brief affair that is never sordid but instead one of two soul mates who have met too late.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment, Malpaso Company
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.5M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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