Summary
Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 30Audiences 47GoodWatch 34
Tomatometer30%
Metascore30
IMDb5.8
Audience score35%
Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for dramas, +8 min on the typical 109
typical 109117Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 73 more
Released
1984
March 2, 1984
42 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 42
Paul NewmanHarry Keach
Robby BensonHoward Keach
Ellen BarkinKatie Wilowski
Wilford BrimleyTom Keach
Judith IveySally
Ossie DavisRaymond
Morgan FreemanSiemanowski
Katherine BorowitzNina
Maury ChaykinLawrence
Joanne WoodwardLilly- MBMichael BrockmanAl
- CCCathy CahillWaitress
- RGRobert GoodmanAndy
Tom NowickiJimmy
Claudia RobinsonNurse
Russ WheelerDoctor- JAJoseph AlvaYoung Man #1
- JSJoe SikorraYoung Man #2
- JBJerry BarrettCop
- DMDave MungenastMax
- DMDon MoodyConstruction Worker #1
- LDLeroy DykesConstruction Worker #2
- JHJoe HessWorker #1
Harold BergmanNight Watchman
Directing · 1
- Paul Newman Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 2
- Ronald Buck Screenplay, Producer
- Raymond DeCapite Novel
Production · 3
- Lynn Stalmaster Casting
- Vicki Huff Casting
- Malcolm R. Harding Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Donald McAlpine Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dede Allen Editor
Sound · 1
- Henry Mancini Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Henry Bumstead Production Design
- Don K. Ivey Set Decoration
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