A Thousand Acres

Name: A Thousand Acres
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.
Rating: 24
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth

1997, Drama, 1h 45m

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A Thousand Acres makes disappointingly sudsy stuff out of the source material, but benefits from solid performances by a strong cast. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A patriarch (Jason Robards) deeds his farm to two (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange) of his three daughters in a modern "King Lear" set in the U.S. Midwest.

Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Producer: Marc Abraham, Lynn Arost, Steve Golin, Kate Guinzburg, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
Writer: Laura Jones
Release Date (DVD): Oct 30, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround