Lovin' Molly

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Lovin' Molly

R

Released Apr 14, 1974

1h 38m

Drama

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Taking place over the course of 40 years in rural Texas, this romance tells the story of two friends, Gid Frey (Anthony Perkins), a rancher, and Johnny McCloud (Beau Bridges), a cowboy, who both fall in love with the same woman, the independent-minded Molly Taylor (Blythe Danner). Over the years, Molly marries another man, but continues to carry on romantic relationships with both Gid and Johnny. But the situation takes on new dimensions when Molly has a child with both Gid and Johnny.

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Phil Strassberg

Arizona Republic

It's all so unconvincing and unreal, one believes that credibility is no longer in the lexicon of director Sidney Lumet.

Mar 8, 2024

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John Simon

Esquire Magazine

Sidney Lumet has directed with remarkably little feeling for the Texas landscape and how people fit into it -- understandably, I suppose, since he is a New York City boy and a dependably uninspired director.

Jul 23, 2020

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

[Lovin' Molly] celebrates sentimentality. Yet it is neither maudlin, nor saccharine, nor something to be missed.

Dec 13, 2019

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Jacoba Atlas

Los Angeles Free Press

Blythe Danner is wonderful as Molly.

Dec 11, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Lackluster direction by Sidney Lumet.

Rated: C

Apr 29, 2011

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Audience Member

I barely remember this, so please put it on Satelite TV so I can refresh & rereview

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Believable and likable characters along with beautiful cinematography, an engaging Larry McMurtry script, and excellent Lumet direction combine to make this a very enjoyable film. A simple tale of a complicated love triangle.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Taking place over the course of 40 years in rural Texas, this romance tells the story of two friends, Gid Frey (Anthony Perkins), a rancher, and Johnny McCloud (Beau Bridges), a cowboy, who both fall in love with the same woman, the independent-minded Molly Taylor (Blythe Danner). Over the years, Molly marries another man, but continues to carry on romantic relationships with both Gid and Johnny. But the situation takes on new dimensions when Molly has a child with both Gid and Johnny.

Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Stephen Friedman
Screenwriter: Stephen Friedman
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 1974, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 38m

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