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May 22, 1992 · "Far and Away" is a movie that joins astonishing visual splendor with a story so simple-minded it seems intended for adolescents; watching it, I kept being reminded of the "Childhoods of Famous Americans" books, in which plucky young people made their way in life.
50% Tomatometer 36 Reviews 62% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Joseph (Tom Cruise) and his landlord's daughter, Shannon (Nicole Kidman), travel from Ireland to America in hopes of claiming free ...
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- Ron Howard
- PG-13
- Tom Cruise
This movie is broken down into three distinct parts: 1 - Ireland (40 minutes, featuring some stunning scenery and good Irish music); 2 - Boston (one hour, featuring many brutal scenes of tough Irish immigrants and bare-knuckle fights); 3 - Oklahoma (the days on mining and the famous "land rush.")
With its terrific cast and splendid production values, Howard's family saga looks like far and away the grandest new-old movie of 1992. Full Review | May 29, 2018
Intense and melodramatic Cruise-Kidman immigrant epic. Read Common Sense Media's Far and Away review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Tom Cruise
- Ron Howard
- Universal Pictures
May 22, 1992 · Far and Away: Directed by Ron Howard. With Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky. A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.
May 22, 1992 · In 1892, Joseph Donelly (Cruise), a poor tenant farmer, is determined to bring justice to an oppressive landlord. Instead, he finds himself accompanying the landlord's daughter, Shannon (Kidman), to America in a quest for land. (Universal Pictures)
