Summary
After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 68Audiences 75GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer73%
Metascore63
Audience score77%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
2001
March 1, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
DramaMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 13 more29 people
- Janet McTeerProfessor Lily Penleric, PhD
- Michael GoodwinProfessor Wallace Aldrich, PhD
- GRGregory Russell CookFate Honeycutt
- Jane AdamsEleanor 'Elna' Penleric
- E. Katherine KerrHarriet Tolliver
- Emmy RossumDeladis Slocumb
- Pat CarrollViney Butler
- Stephanie Roth HaberleAlice Kincaid
- Aidan QuinnTom Bledsoe
Bart HansardHilliard- EBErin Blake ClantonPolly
David Patrick KellyEarl Giddens- KHKristin HallIsabel
Michael HardingReese Kincaid
Taj MahalDexter Speaks
Iris DeMentRose Gentry
Rhoda GriffisClementine McFarland- MDMichael DavisDean Arthur Pembroke
- SBSteve BolesAmbrose McFarland
- THTaylor HayesReverend Merriweather
- JGJosh GoforthWill
- DPDon PediBarn Band - Dulcimer
- SKSheila Kay AdamsBarn Band - Banjo
- BMBobby McMillonSinger at Barn Dance
Directing · 1
- Maggie Greenwald Director, Writer
Production · 12
- Caroline Kaplan Executive Producer
- Jonathan Sehring Executive Producer
- Richard Miller Producer
- Ellen Rigas-Venetis Producer
- Tracy Kilpatrick Casting
- Ellen Parks Casting
Camera · 1
- Enrique Chediak Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Keith Reamer Editor
Sound · 2
- David Mansfield Original Music Composer
- Sheila K. Adams Vocal Coach
Art · 3
- Ginger Tougas Production Design
- Molly Mikula Art Direction
- Marthe Pineau Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kasia Walicka Maimone Costume Design
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