Miles From Home

R

1988

1h 48m

Drama

List

60%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

59%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

After creditors make it clear they intend to foreclose on the family farm of Frank (Richard Gere) and Terry Roberts (Kevin Anderson), the brothers decide to take matters into their own hands. Fed up with unsympathetic and greedy creditors, they fight back by robbing the very banks they feel have been stealing from them for years. As the crime spree continues, the Roberts brothers serve as modern-day Robin Hoods, roaming the Midwest and eluding the authorities.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A movie about the farm crisis that is sometimes too contrived, but finally very moving as the story of an angry reaction to the squeeze on small farmers.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

When the movie shows the brothers picking their dangerous path as much from selfishness and arrogance as from desparation, the film has a gritty, believable realism.

Dec 9, 2017

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Sep 28, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Dissipates much of its energy with plot developments reminiscent of "Badlands" and other movies about celebrity lawbreakers.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 27, 2004

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

And miles away from entertainment, too...

Rated: 1/5

Dec 19, 2002

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pierce k

Why is this film so underrated it's one of those films that are noe well known but are a fun watch so i recommend it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/23

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mutlu t

it could have been a good film like Thelma and Louise but it is a totally forgettable film. the major problem here is the script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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william s

Anderson and Gere shine in this forgotten little gem.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

There are three easy ways of losing money - racing is the quickest, women the most pleasant, and farming the most certain. - Lord Amherst

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

An oldie but a goodie ('88) ... not well rated online, but I really enjoyed it, directed by Gary SInise starring Richard Gere & Kevin Anderson with Penelope Ann Miller, Helen Hunt, John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalfe, Brian Dennehy ....

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Two brothers lose their Iowa farm, and the older one (Gere) is so tortured by this failure that he burns the farm down and drags his brother along on an aimless run from the law. The story would have been stronger if we were given more of a backstory of what happened between his childhood (a brief glimpse is shown at the beginning) and the foreclosure of their home.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Gary Sinise

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Terry Roberts

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Frank Roberts Sr.

Jason Campbell

Young Frank Roberts

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Synopsis

After creditors make it clear they intend to foreclose on the family farm of Frank (Richard Gere) and Terry Roberts (Kevin Anderson), the brothers decide to take matters into their own hands. Fed up with unsympathetic and greedy creditors, they fight back by robbing the very banks they feel have been stealing from them for years. As the crime spree continues, the Roberts brothers serve as modern-day Robin Hoods, roaming the Midwest and eluding the authorities.

Director: Gary Sinise
Producer: Frederick Zollo, Paul Kurta
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround