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A THOUSAND ACRES, 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 his 1,000 acres of land .. Read more

Starring	Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Anderson, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director	Jocelyn Moorhouse
Genres	Drama

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- A variation on King Lear, set in America's Midwest, this is no more than a melodramatic soap opera that muddles and muddies not only Shakespeare's play, but also Smiley's novel.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:46
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  An everyday story of country folk!
  
  Having read Jane Smiley's book, we knew we were in for a melodrama!
  
  I'll not do a resume of the plot as the Radio Times film guide covers it ... read more »
  
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  - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 22 Mar 2006 at 21:56
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- - 1
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  A good film..
  
  A great film about the dysfunctional life of those in the mid-west. Not fantastic but the actors do bring such character to their roles it is hard not to fall ... read more »
  
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- - MLC
  - 39 reviews
  - BFPO
  - 12 Aug 2011 at 09:21
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  A daring and triumphant take on Shakespeare.
  
  A director who takes the King Lear theme and transfers it to a modern American setting is asking for trouble: this one doesn’t get it. On the contrary, ... read more »
  
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- - Antiquary
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  - Aberdeen
  - 20 Apr 2011 at 10:33
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  WEAK ADAPTATION
  
  Well-written movie undercut by weak and inconsistent performances and somewhat perfunctory plotting. The melodrama does not grab ones emotional attention as ... read more »
  
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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 19 Mar 2011 at 10:59
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  I'll give it five
  
  I enjoyed this film, it drew me in completely from the start to the end. Lange and Pfeiffer were very strong (especially a bitter and malicious Pfeiffer) and ... read more »
  
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  - Surrey
  - 05 Aug 2009 at 10:53
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  Worth watching
  
  Very well enacted film. Fabulous star cast. Good rental movie
  
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  - New Malden
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 15:52
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  drawn out...
  
  If you like Danielle Steele you'll love this. If, like me, you detest her, then this really isn't the film for you.
  
  Colin Firth was excellent... read more »
  
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  - Exmouth
  - 06 Sep 2008 at 02:03
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  Fantastic!
  
  Michelle Pfeiffer is fantastic actor in this movie, this movie is long term movie and very sad, emotion about how family can coping throught those distraught ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Sep 2007 at 14:35
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  A Thousand Acres
  
  Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Jason Leigh in one movie... Nice. Sadly only one of them is on really top form in this reworking of King Lear (... read more »
  
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- - SAI81
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  - Tonbridge
  - 06 May 2007 at 20:56
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  Not a first date movie
  
  All the leads give excellent performances, particularly Jessica lange and Michee Pfeiffer, and Colin Firth gives good American as the crumpet, but all the male ... read more »
  
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- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland
  - 27 Jul 2006 at 13:34
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  average film
  
  not great,but it passed 100mins,worth a look.
  
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  - 06 Jun 2006 at 15:21
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- - 2
  - 0
  An everyday story of country folk!
  
  Having read Jane Smiley's book, we knew we were in for a melodrama!
  
  I'll not do a resume of the plot as the Radio Times film guide covers it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 222870
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 22 Mar 2006 at 21:56
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth watching
  
  Very well enacted film. Fabulous star cast. Good rental movie
  
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- 707619
- - a customer
  - New Malden
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 15:52
- - 1
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  I'll give it five
  
  I enjoyed this film, it drew me in completely from the start to the end. Lange and Pfeiffer were very strong (especially a bitter and malicious Pfeiffer) and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 793894
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 05 Aug 2009 at 10:53
- - 1
  - 0
  A good film..
  
  A great film about the dysfunctional life of those in the mid-west. Not fantastic but the actors do bring such character to their roles it is hard not to fall ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1028193
- - MLC
  - 39 reviews
  - BFPO
  - 12 Aug 2011 at 09:21
- - 0
  - 0
  average film
  
  not great,but it passed 100mins,worth a look.
  
  Report this review
- 252052
- - a customer
  - abingdon,england
  - 06 Jun 2006 at 15:21
- - 0
  - 0
  Not a first date movie
  
  All the leads give excellent performances, particularly Jessica lange and Michee Pfeiffer, and Colin Firth gives good American as the crumpet, but all the male ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 268502
- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland
  - 27 Jul 2006 at 13:34
- - 0
  - 0
  A Thousand Acres
  
  Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Jason Leigh in one movie... Nice. Sadly only one of them is on really top form in this reworking of King Lear (... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 437201
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 06 May 2007 at 20:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Fantastic!
  
  Michelle Pfeiffer is fantastic actor in this movie, this movie is long term movie and very sad, emotion about how family can coping throught those distraught ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 479245
- - Juicypefkos
  - 85 reviews
  - Reading
  - 25 Sep 2007 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  drawn out...
  
  If you like Danielle Steele you'll love this. If, like me, you detest her, then this really isn't the film for you.
  
  Colin Firth was excellent... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 624889
- - a customer
  - Exmouth
  - 06 Sep 2008 at 02:03
- - 0
  - 0
  WEAK ADAPTATION
  
  Well-written movie undercut by weak and inconsistent performances and somewhat perfunctory plotting. The melodrama does not grab ones emotional attention as ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 974365
- - a customer
  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 19 Mar 2011 at 10:59

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  A THOUSAND ACRES, 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 ...