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The Only Thrill

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A small-town store owner (Sam Shepard) with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress (Diane Keaton).
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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Apr 20, 2001 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 3, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Sep 5, 2003 Full Review Dan Jardine Apollo Guide Rated: 60/100 Apr 20, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mary S A sappy tear-jerker, not boring at all. I've watched it many many times and I'm going to watch it again today. Sam Shepard and Diane Keaton are the best Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/25 Full Review Audience Member It was pretty boring...Did not even care how it ended. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Cast: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Diane Lane, Robert Patrick, Tate Donovan, Sharon Lawrence, Stacey Travis, Brad Leland Director: Peter Masterson Summary: Timing is everything -- and it's never right for clothing store owner Reece McHenry (Sam Shepard) and widowed seamstress Carol Fitzsimmons (Diane Keaton) as circumstances conspire to keep them apart despite a love that spans three decades. Meanwhile, Carol's daughter (Diane Lane) and Reece's son (Robert Patrick) begin an affair of their own that provides a disquieting mirror for their parents in this bittersweet drama. My Thoughts: "This is probably a movie for an older crowed or for those who don't mind not having young folk in their films. It's a bitter sweet love story that takes place in this film. Everytime they come together they let the other slip away. It's a great lesson in love and that it's never too late. I love Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard in this movie. They just have great chemistry together. The story is slow, but I liked it's pace. This is a movie you have to be in the mood for. Those who like romance films and love stories will be sure to enjoy this film." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member a really great movie with a great story line. loved it!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Sad...too close to home... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie is so dismally boring, it made me angry and upset to have to sit through it. awful is not good enough to explain it. i could not summon up any appreciation for it or any single character. i had to sit thru it bec my b/f was watching it. it's like living inside a heroin addict's thought process, slow, slow death. please make it stop. blech, ugh, feh. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A small-town store owner (Sam Shepard) with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress (Diane Keaton).
Director
Peter Masterson
Producer
Gabriel Grunfeld, James Holt, Yael Stroh
Screenwriter
Larry Ketron, Larry Ketron
Production Co
Moonstone Entertainment, Laureate Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1998, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.1K
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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