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A Thousand Acres

1997 · 105 min

A slow, heavy family drama that simmers with buried resentment and painful revelations, leaving a lingering sense of sorrow and quiet devastation.

Genres
Drama, Family
Tagline
Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters.
Overview
The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Written by
Laura Jones
Starring
Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth, Keith Carradine, Kevin Anderson, Pat Hingle
Music
Richard Hartley
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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