Sommersby (A Stranger Within) (1993)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the Civil War. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an impostor. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later i"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the Civil War. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an impostor. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later i"

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- October 2018 (23 movies items)

" Netflix- 1hr. 53min. First Viewing Exceptionally made is it is, Sommersby is staggeringly dull for such a powerful story. In nearly every scene, Jon Amiel's direction seems off; scenes that should be big and rousing are low-energy, scenes that should be underplayed are blown out of proportion, emotion scenes are cold, etc. The script isn't great, but the material is never really given a chance to breath. It also doesn't help that Gere is miscast, rarely selling his character's ambiguity and ove"

Movies watched in 2019 (100 movies items)

"23.3."

Jodie Foster Films Viewed by Kathy (33 movies items)

" Director: Jon Amiel Starring: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman and James Earl Jones Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the Civil War. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an impostor."

Movies/tv series set in the American South (46 movies items)

"Civil War era"