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Friendly Persuasion

1956Movie2 h 17 minNR

Drama
72
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IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes73%81%
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes73%81%

Summary

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

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  • Friends night

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All Women Are Lustfulin 552 titlesPlayed for laughs in a comic sequence where Jess and Josh, out traveling the countryside to sell their produce, stop at a farm that contains a lonely widow and three obviously horny daughters.Ye Olde Butcherede Englishein 144 titlesAverted, or rather, practiced in-universe by the characters. The Quakers use the old-timey thee instead of you in speech.All 20 tropes

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