Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep play masterfully off each, but Ironweed's unrelenting bleakness proves to be more monotonous than compelling.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Hector Babenco -
Producer -
Keith Barish , Marcia Nasatir , Gene Kirkwood , C.O. Erickson -
Distributor -
TriStar Pictures , Columbia Tristar -
Production Co -
TAFT Entertainment , Keith Barish Productions , Home Box Office (HBO) -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 18, 1987, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 1, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$6.9M -
Runtime -
2h 21m -
Sound Mix -
Surround