A Thousand Acres (1997)


A Thousand Acres
6 Listal rating
5.9 IMDB rating
Directed by


Starring (View all)
Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rose Cook Lewis
Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Ginny Cook Smith
Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Larry Cook
Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Caroline Cook
Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Jess Clark
Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Ty Smith
Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

Peter Lewis
Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Harold Clark


Written by
Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley

(novel)
Laura Jones

Laura Jones

(screenplay)


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An average movie

6 months ago at Nov 19 7:57
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a pretty good cast, I thought I should check it out. Not only there was a really interesting cast (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth), but it was also an adaptation of a Pulitzer prize winning novel which was also a loose adaptation of ‘King Lear’ written by good old William Shakespeare. So, it... read more
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Description: "King Lear" set on a farm in Iowa. Director Jocelyn Moorhouse's screen adaptation of Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, finds skeins of KING LEAR-like conflict running through the bedrock of a midwestern family. Jason Robards stars as Larry Cook, a powerful, stoic Iowa farmer who decides to retire and split h ... (more)
Release date : 19 September 1997
UPC: 717951000330
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johanlefourbe posted a review 6 months ago

An average movie

“I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a pretty good cast, I thought I should check it out. Not only there was a really interesting cast (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth), but it was also an adaptation of a Pulitzer prize winning novel which was also a loose adaptation of ‘King Lear’ written by good old William Shakespeare. So, it all sounded pretty impressive on paper but, unfortunately, the whole thing ended up being a rather half-baked melodrama. I don’t think the actors should be blamed though. Indeed, they all did a decent job, it was pretty neat to see Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange together and Lange was even nominated for a Golden Globe award. I’m not sure which one what was worse, the directing or the wri” read more

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