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The Grapes of Wrath

1991 · 142 min

A stark, heartfelt stage drama that makes you feel the dust and desperation of a family clinging to hope.

Directed by
Kirk Browning
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Gary Sinise, Ron Crawford, Mark Deakins
Overview
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully. A stage presentation by The Steppenwolf Theater Company's production featuring the original Broadway cast.

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Directed by
Kirk Browning
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Gary Sinise, Ron Crawford, Mark Deakins
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • class
  • justice
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Kirk Browning
Written by
Frank Galati
Starring
Gary Sinise, Ron Crawford, Mark Deakins, Francis Guinan, Terry Kinney, Keith Kirk, Sally Murphy, James Noah
Runtime
142 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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