Places in the Heart is a quiet character piece with grand ambitions that it more than fulfills, thanks to absorbing work from writer-director Robert Benton and a tremendous cast.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Robert Benton -
Producer -
Arlene Donovan -
Distributor -
TriStar Pictures -
Production Co -
Delphi II , TriStar Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 21, 1984, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 23, 2014 -
Runtime -
1h 51m