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Murphy's Romance

1985 · 107 min

A gentle, warm-hearted romance that unfolds at a leisurely pace, with easy charm and low stakes.

Directed by
Martin Ritt
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin
Tagline
Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.
Overview
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.

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Directed by
Martin Ritt
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch
Starring
Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim, Dennis Burkley, Georgann Johnson, Dortha Duckworth, Michael Prokopuk
Music
Carole King
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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