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By Harry W (1,900) on 28 Feb 2013

Places in the Heart has a story worth telling, but it lacks the appropriate running length to fill us all in…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Jan 2013

[Benton's] memories provide the material for a wonderful movie, and he has made it, but unfortunately he hasn't stopped at that…

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By Ken B (346) on 02 Jan 2013

Based on a true story and among the best movies I've seen…

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 23 Oct 2012

Places in the Heart is set during the great depression where the Texan housewife, Edna Spalding (Sally Field) has become a widow after her…

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By Priscilla S (29) on 10 Jul 2012

Perfectly capturing a sense of the time period, Places in the Heart is a story about what heart, courage, and hope is all about…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 20 May 2012

Another slice of the neo-realism stuff from the late seventies early eighties…

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By Eric J (681) on 20 May 2012

Another slice of the neo-realism stuff from the late seventies early eighties…

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By Tomas T (176) on 17 Apr 2012

A Very Good Story, Well Told and Surperbly Acted…

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By Horse C (183) on 17 Apr 2012

A Very Good Story, Well Told and Surperbly Acted…

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By Davey M (514) on 28 Mar 2012

A sweetly and subtly observed period melodrama, with strong performances and delicate, lyrical writing and direction, and an effective portrayal…

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By Sean C (2,276) on 28 Jan 2012

Malkovich is my favorite actor of all-time at the moment and his role as Mr. Wills defines it even more…

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By Jon T (527) on 20 Jan 2012

Many cinematic devices that are subtle, yet powerful. This movie captures a real human truth that is superbly articulated through the ending…

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By Pauline Kael (368) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 31 Oct 2011

There's nothing but sheer manipulativeness holding this picture together…

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By I Don't Know W (791) on 13 Jul 2011

Good story, just too slow.....and the sideline story was boring, had to fast forward through some of that…

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By Brody M (674) on 16 Apr 2011

Robert Benton directed this nice, slice-of-life film about the citizens in Waxahachie, Texas, during the Great Depression…

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By Breanne B (30) on 12 Apr 2011

Wonderful Depression-era film with an inspiring story and an excellent cast of well-rounded characters…

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By Dave J (1,987) on 15 Nov 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010 (1984) Places in The Heart DRAMA The set up at the beginning has Sally Field as Edna Spalding loses a husband from…

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By Adam V (218) on 14 Nov 2010

John Malkovich, Sally Field, and Danny Glover all deliver worthwhile performances…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 11 Oct 2010

Sally Field? Check. Ed Harris? Check. John Malkovich? Check. Danny Glover? Check…

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By Carlos R (1,175) on 31 Jul 2010

Utterly uninteresting and insanely boring. Not worthy of the Best Pictutre nomination it received in 1984…

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