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Far and Away

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Far and Away
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PG13,2hrs 20min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1992
Director:
Ron Howard
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson  ...more
Synopsis: In this epic Ron Howard film, Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is an impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer who has recently lost both his father and his home to the agents of his unscrupulous landlord. On a mission to avenge his family's injustice at the hands of the ruthless land baron Joseph meets the landlord's daughter and the two run off to America together where the girl expects to claim a piece of land for herself in the Oklahoma Land Rush. After she is robbed on the boat that carries them ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Schickel, Time
Somehow it works, in part because of the way director Howard keeps his crowded frames abustle with activity, in part because of the sheer indomitability with which his leading characters are endowed by the actors and by writer Dolman, but mostly because the movie takes enlivening chances with its material. Full Review
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49
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Based on 19 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Tom Cruise
Joseph Donelly
Nicole Kidman
Shannon Christie
Thomas Gibson
Stephen, Steven
Robert Prosky
Daniel Christie
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