Far and Away

PG-13

1992

2 hr. 20 min.

Drama

Adventure

Romance

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50%

36 Reviews

Tomatometer

62%

50,000+ Ratings

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Joseph (Tom Cruise) and his landlord's daughter, Shannon (Nicole Kidman), travel from Ireland to America in hopes of claiming free land in Oklahoma. The pair get sidetracked in Boston, where Joseph takes up boxing to support himself. When he loses a pivotal fight, the two are left penniless. Now faced with poverty, the two must find new ways to scrape by. As their affection for each other grows, Joseph questions whether he is truly what Shannon needs in her life.

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Critics Consensus

Handsome and simplistic, Far and Away has the beauty of an American epic without the breadth.

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Erica K

Starting to watch this movie i already was skeptical about this being good; due to the neon green font- Like you could have have chosen a better font? But actually in general the movie was good! It really shows a old "modern" life and it was actually really satisfying to see how people lived, talked with each other, worked, and etc... the entire land owning premise of the movie was also a good key to show where people stood with each other; really good representation! The cinematography was great, the actors, costumes, scenes, and props were amazing as well and honestly really happy i watched the movie! Really opens my mind to WAY before my time and how people survived. One thing i didn't like was the ending, it didn't make sense to me of how Shannon was just so chill about everything (finding Joseph again) and also Joseph dies and then just....doesn't? I feel like the ending was rushed which is something i really didn't like about the movie, but other than that the movie was really cool! Also i saw this movie was PG, i wouldn't rate that, i would rate it about either PG-13 or 16+.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Tom C

As an Irishman, I think this movie is great fun. Despite some terrible Irish accents from the American actors, the movie is quite fun. If you told me to pick someone to direct an American produced Irish period piece romantic movie, Ron Howard would be pretty far down on that list but he actually does a really good job. I have no complaints. John Williams made an absolutely incredible soundtrack that's one of the best of his career. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are both quite good in their roles despite their hilariously bad accents. They both play their roles well and have good chemistry with each other, because they were married at the time. As a Star Trek fan, I loved seeing Colm Meaney show up in this movie. And he actually did a really good job. Colm Meaney is actually Irish so of course he didn't have some terrible accent or anything. I genuinely liked this movie. I thought the Irish accents were funny but the movie itself isn't bad and neither are the performances.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Gabe A

Love it when Tom Cruise does the Tom Cruise run, coolest thing ever. (I watch all his movies for this purpose).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Debra B

I'm not sure what's up with the low ratings for this movie, but I love it! It's one of my favorite movies from the 90s. Romance, adventure, and great acting throughout!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/23

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Jessica L

I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. I was hoping it would evoke some sort of emotion in me, but it didn't.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/24/23

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Seth B

My favorite scenes The land rush and staking their claim are favorites childhoods

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Ron Howard

Director

Tom Cruise

Joseph Donnelly

Nicole Kidman

Shannon Christie

Thomas Gibson

Stephen Chase

Robert Prosky

Daniel Christie

Barbara Babcock

Nora Christie

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Far and Away: Official Clip - Staking Their Claim

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Far and Away: Official Clip - The Oklahoma Land Rush

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Far and Away: Official Clip - Scrapping

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Far and Away: Official Clip - I'm Running Away

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Far and Away: Official Clip - Fighting for Us

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Far and Away: Official Clip - This Land Is Mine!

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Far and Away: Official Clip - Say You Like My Hat!

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Far and Away: Official Clip - Pretend You Love Me

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Far and Away: Official Clip - Devil in the Stable

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Dolores Barclay

Associated Press

[Howard] has cast two actors -- Cruise and Nicole Kidman -- who simply do not have the scope or abilities to carry an epic. And he does not have a strong enough support team to fill in the gaps.

Feb 20, 2020

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Hal Hinson

Washington Post

Far and Away... is the director's attempt to step into the cinematic shoes of directors John Ford and David Lean. And, certainly, he's stepped into something with this sprawling, old-fashioned melodrama.

Oct 25, 2018

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

A little irreverence and some revisionist strokes would have lent some welcome spice to this bland meat-and-potatoes serving of U.S. history.

Oct 25, 2018

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

A fun epic spectacle movie they don't make much today

Sep 13, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Not a bad movie in spite of its corny premise...

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 23, 2020

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

This is a very well-intentioned film and director Ron Howard does the best he can with it, but it is too long, too slow and too dumb.

Rated: C

Oct 25, 2018

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Synopsis

Joseph (Tom Cruise) and his landlord's daughter, Shannon (Nicole Kidman), travel from Ireland to America in hopes of claiming free land in Oklahoma. The pair get sidetracked in Boston, where Joseph takes up boxing to support himself. When he loses a pivotal fight, the two are left penniless. Now faced with poverty, the two must find new ways to scrape by. As their affection for each other grows, Joseph questions whether he is truly what Shannon needs in her life.

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Bob Dolman, Ron Howard
Production Co: Imagine Films Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.2M
Sound Mix: Surround

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