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Lovin' Molly

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press Blythe Danner is wonderful as Molly. Dec 11, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Lackluster direction by Sidney Lumet. Rated: C Apr 29, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sidney Lumet

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Anthony Perkins

Gid

Beau Bridges

Johnny

Blythe Danner

Molly Taylor

Edward Binns

Mr. Frye

Susan Sarandon

Sarah

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Synopsis 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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