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Is A Long Way Home worth watching?
75
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75 (IMDb 7.1).
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Summary
A married teenager sets out to find his long-lost brother and sister years after all three had been placed with different families following their abandonment by their migrant worker parents. Luckily, he finds a compassionate social worker who, at first reluctantly, decides to help him cut through the bureaucratic red tape.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Not for laughs, scares or brutality.
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Cast
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Timothy HuttonDonald Branch Booth
Brenda VaccaroLillian Jacobs
Rosanna ArquetteRose Cavanaugh
Paul ReginaDavid Branch Czaky
George DzundzaFloyd Booth
John LehneRiggins
Bonnie BartlettJoAnn Booth
Wil WheatonDonald Branch, age 8
Floyd LevineJudge Sosna
Paul HaberRudy
Eloise HardtReceptionist
Robert FactorMale Attendant
Crew
- Directed by
- Robert Markowitz
- Written by
- Dennis Nemec
- Produced by
- Linda Otto, Dennis Nemec
- Music by
- William Goldstein
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Facts
December 6, 1981 · 1 h 40 min · TV Movie, Drama
- Released
- December 6, 1981
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
Q&A
4 questions, like "Is A Long Way Home worth watching?"
Questions about A Long Way Home
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is A Long Way Home okay for kids?
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Will I feel good after watching A Long Way Home?
BleakHopeful
Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 6 for wholesome.
Is A Long Way Home plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.