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Love Comes Softly

2003 · 88 min

A gentle, sincere frontier drama that moves at a calm pace, offering comfort and quiet tears rather than surprises.

Overview: Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
faith
love
healing
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance, western, family, tv movie
Directed by: Michael Landon Jr.
Written by: Michael Landon Jr., Cindy Kelley
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Corbin Bernsen, Theresa Russell, Oliver Macready, Tiffany Amber Knight, Adam Loeffler
Music: Ken Thorne, William Ashford
Cinematography: James W. Wrenn
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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