Cross Creek

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Cross Creek

PG

Released Sep 21, 1983

2h 2m

Biography

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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

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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

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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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Pleasing and picturesque.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 16, 2024

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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

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Camille Kittrell

Sojourner

[Cross Creek] has an excellent supporting cast... and a very slick style.

Aug 20, 2019

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Mary S

Good view of backwoods Florida.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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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

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steve d

The performances are really good the rest is not.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Great film about writing, art, and life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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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

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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

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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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