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      Heart of Dixie

      PG Released Aug 25, 1989 1 hr. 35 min. Drama List
      Reviews 25% 500+ Ratings Audience Score As the civil rights movement gains momentum throughout the South, Alabama sorority sister Maggie DeLoach (Ally Sheedy) is popular, attractive and engaged to Boots Claibourne (Don Michael Paul), whose father owns one of the area's largest plantations. But Maggie feels there's more to life than marrying a rich husband -- a fact her best friend, Delia (Virginia Madsen), doesn't grasp. When Maggie meets charming, socially concerned photographer Hoyt Cunningham (Treat Williams), everything changes. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D It's heart is in the right place but the script isn't good enough. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review william s I like these actors but this must be one movie all do regret. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review camille l Heart of Dixie est ce genre de film un peu ennuyeux ou tout est si impersonnel qu'on ne peut rellement exprimer un avis construit dessus. Realise par le discret Martin Davidson, cette histoire de trois jeunes femmes dans l'Alabama des annees 50 pendant les dernieres annees de la Segregation est un bon divertissement qui s'oublie moins d'un quart d'heure apres la fin du film. Toujours est-il qu'Ally Sheedy, Phoebe Cates et Treat Williams livrent de belles interpretations et qu'il est toujours sympathique de voir Peter Berg et Kurtwood Smith dans des petits roles. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Even CPR can't save this overly earnest, cliched story of civil rights era South. Do Not Resuscitate! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A somewhat touching movie with a little bit of heart. I give this movie credit for trying to make a statement on racial justice but it seems to fall just a bit short. The best word to describe what I felt was hopeful but disconnected. This movie never really fully achieved what it hoped to I would say. Not a bad way to pass time though Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the best movie I've seen, but it was ok. I spent most of the time looking at the locations. The greater chunk of the movie was shot in Oxford, MS and The University of Mississippi campus. Being an Oxford resident, it was fun knowing the locations. As far as the movie goes, I think it was well told in the spirit of 80s movies. The acting was fair, but the accents were awful. It wasn't an unbearable movie to see, but it could have used a little more character development and closure at the end. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis As the civil rights movement gains momentum throughout the South, Alabama sorority sister Maggie DeLoach (Ally Sheedy) is popular, attractive and engaged to Boots Claibourne (Don Michael Paul), whose father owns one of the area's largest plantations. But Maggie feels there's more to life than marrying a rich husband -- a fact her best friend, Delia (Virginia Madsen), doesn't grasp. When Maggie meets charming, socially concerned photographer Hoyt Cunningham (Treat Williams), everything changes.
      Director
      Martin Davidson
      Executive Producer
      Martin Davidson
      Screenwriter
      Tom McCown
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 25, 1989, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2020
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $691.7K
      Sound Mix
      Surround