MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Country
Country

Country

In this country, when the land is your life... you fight for your life.

Genres

Drama

OverView

Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

29 September 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Jewell Ivy

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Gil Ivy

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Otis

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Tom McMullen

Theresa Graham

Theresa Graham

Marlene Ivy

Levi L. Knebel

Levi L. Knebel

Carlisle Ivy

Jim Haynie

Jim Haynie

Arlon Brewer

Sandra Seacat

Sandra Seacat

Louise Brewer

Alex Harvey

Alex Harvey

Fordyce, FHA Man

Stephanie-Stacy Poyner

Stephanie-Stacy Poyner

Missy Ivy

Jim Ostercamp

Jim Ostercamp

Cowboy

Robert L. Somers

Robert L. Somers

Grain Elevator Operator

Frank Noel

Frank Noel

Semi Driver

Warren Duit

Warren Duit

Preacher

Conrad Doan

Conrad Doan

Auctioneer

James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

Bank Officer, Jim

Dean French

Dean French

Bartender

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Secretary

Vern Porter

Vern Porter

Longley

Sandra J. Hughes

Sandra J. Hughes

Mrs. McAdams

Rudy Newhoff

Rudy Newhoff

Farmer

Ambrose Knebel

Ambrose Knebel

Farmer

Bernard Larimer

Bernard Larimer

Farmer

Norbert W. Bruns

Norbert W. Bruns

Farmer

Albert B. Schmitt

Albert B. Schmitt

Farmer

Norman Bennett

Norman Bennett

Farmer

Roy Rechkemmer

Roy Rechkemmer

Farmer

Roland F. Miller

Roland F. Miller

Farmer

Ralph E. Deuhr

Ralph E. Deuhr

Farmer

Curtis Siemens

Curtis Siemens

Band Member

Donna Manbeck

Donna Manbeck

Band Member

Edwin Manbeck

Edwin Manbeck

Band Member

Robert Growney

Robert Growney

Band Member

John Jones

John Jones

Band Member

Will Schmitz Jr.

Will Schmitz Jr.

Young Boy (uncredited)

Similar Movies

6.8

Far from the Madding Crowd

June 1967 •English

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

6.2

Babe

July 1995 •English

Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hogget knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.

7.2

Of Mice and Men

September 1992 •English

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

7.0

Desert Hearts

October 1985 •English

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

5.7

Animal Farm

October 1999 •English

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

7.4

Road to Perdition

July 2002 •English

Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

6.6

The Burned Barns

May 1973 •French

The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge, Larcher is in charge and thinks that the farmers have something to do with the murder.

5.3

Flood

August 2007 •English

Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. Overwhelming the Barrier, torrents of water pour into the city. The lives of millions of Londoners are at stake.

5.6

Babe: Pig in the City

November 1998 •English

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

5.3

Alkali, Iowa

January 1995 •English

On his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midwest. But things become clearer for him when he discovers via a rusty old lunch box filled with gay magazines that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm. But as liberating as the discovery is for Jack, it is painful for his grandfather and mother, who have tried for years to keep it a family secret. Now Jack must decide whether to share this new information with his younger sister or allow it to remain buried a while longer.

0.0

Earth Crying

May 2002 •Thai

Set in Isaan, this is the story of a mother who struggles to lead her needy family through seemingly endless hardships and pressures. To help the family survive, the father endures greedy capitalists who heartlessly take advantage of him and his family, forcing him to slave at the harvest of an infertile field. That is until he loses both his arms. Then all the burdens fall on the mother: bread-winning, taking care of her crippled husband and raising the kids, all amid external pressures from drought to vile businessmen.

6.2

The Astronaut Farmer

February 2007 •English

Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.

6.3

The Unforgiven

April 1960 •English

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted daughter was stolen from the Kiowa tribe.

6.5

Sleeping with the Enemy

January 1991 •English

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

2.0

The Northern Kingdom

July 2009 •English

The lives of three disparate families are illuminated by a meteor shower on a winter night.

6.8

My Man and I

September 1952 •English

In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad check.

7.5

In Cold Blood

December 1967 •English

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

6.8

The Water Diviner

December 2014 •English

In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.

6.3

Atomic Twister

June 2002 •English

When tornadoes hit a nuclear power plant, critically damaging the plant's cooling system, the results could be catastrophic. Atomic Twister, a countdown to disaster, traces an extraordinary day in the lives of small town citizens who unexpectedly find themselves facing the possibility of mass destruction.

6.6

Dragonwyck

April 1946 •English

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.