Far from Heaven

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Far from Heaven
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PG13,1hr 47min
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November 8, 2002
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USA Films
Synopsis: Maverick director Todd Haynes embraces the look and feel of classic Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s in this period drama. Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) and her husband, Frank (Dennis Quaid), are a seemingly perfect couple; living in a handsome suburban neighborhood in Hartford, CT, in 1957, Cathy and Frank have a beautiful home and two happy, healthy children, while Frank pursues a successful career in sales and Cathy cares for the home. But Cathy has begun to sense something isn't quite right ... Full Synopsis
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Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid and Dennis Haysbert are called on to play characters whose instincts are wholly different from their own. By succeeding, they make their characters real, instead of stereotypes. Full Review
Metascore
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84
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Cathy Whitaker
Frank Whitaker
Raymond Deagan
Eleonor Fine
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Far From Heaven
Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid in "Far From Heaven"
Julianne Moore, Best Actress nominee for Far From Heaven and Best Supporting Actress nominee for The...
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