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Cross Creek

Play trailer Poster for Cross Creek PG Released Sep 21, 1983 2h 2m Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the late 1920s, columnist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) moves to Cross Creek, Fla., to dedicate herself to writing a serious novel. Despite her husband's eventual departure, the initial suspicion of the locals about her work, and the challenge of finding a worthy subject to devote herself to, Marjorie persists in her dream. With the inspiration of kindly Marsh Turner (Rip Torn) and his daughter, Ellie (Dana Hill), Marjorie discovers the perfect theme for her novel.
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Pauline Kael The New Yorker It’s a rampaging role, but Torn doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything, and he gives his character a pleasure in performance -- something that American actors rarely do. Sep 13, 2023 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times Like any good Hollywood suffering artist [she] goes and walks through a thunderstorm for 10 minutes and then conies in. dripping wet, to type out her first masterpiece. May 11, 2021 Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian Ritt is an able and honourable film-maker but when his heart is on his sleeve like this, the result tends to be the kind of liberal Hollywood movie that looks and tastes like fudge. May 10, 2021 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Pleasing and picturesque. Rated: 3/4 Nov 16, 2024 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) The movie is well acted but director Martin Ritt used to get more roughage into his movies than he has been doing recently. May 10, 2021 Full Review Camille Kittrell Sojourner [Cross Creek] has an excellent supporting cast... and a very slick style. Aug 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mary S Good view of backwoods Florida. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Steve M An interesting slice of life from just after the depression. A failed woman writer divorces her husband and moves to rural Florida to write her novels. She meets people that are very different from her northern upbringing and writes about them. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review steve d The performances are really good the rest is not. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Great film about writing, art, and life. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Steenburgen saves this tiring drama about a writer and her days on an orange grove. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Cross Creek is a simple but intriguing and inspirational tale of a woman's journey to self discovery with two excellent supporting peroformances (torn and woodard), enchanting visuals and playful score Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Martin Ritt

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Mary Steenburgen

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Rip Torn

Marsh Turner

Alfre Woodard

Geechee

Peter Coyote

Norton Baskin

Dana Hill

Ellie Turner

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Synopsis In the late 1920s, columnist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) moves to Cross Creek, Fla., to dedicate herself to writing a serious novel. Despite her husband's eventual departure, the initial suspicion of the locals about her work, and the challenge of finding a worthy subject to devote herself to, Marjorie persists in her dream. With the inspiration of kindly Marsh Turner (Rip Torn) and his daughter, Ellie (Dana Hill), Marjorie discovers the perfect theme for her novel.
Director
Martin Ritt
Producer
Robert B. Radnitz
Screenwriter
Dalene Young
Distributor
Associated Film Distribution
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Rating
PG
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 10, 2009
Runtime
2h 2m
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