Crimes of the Heart

Name: Crimes of the Heart
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1986-12-12
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper

1986·Movie·PG-13·105 min·★ 6.1(71)

Comedy Drama More English titles

“Meg just left one. Lenny never had one. Babe just shot one. The MaGrath sisters sure have a way with men.”

Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.

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About Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. The cast is led by Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Crimes of the Heart was produced by DEG, Freddie Fields Productions, and Burt Sugarman Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on December 12, 1986, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $20 million, it went on to gross $23 million worldwide.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Writers: Beth Henley
Release date: December 12, 1986
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $23 million
Production: DEG, Freddie Fields Productions, Burt Sugarman Productions

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Crimes of the Heart cast & crew

Crimes of the Heart was directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Beth Henley.

The cast features Diane Keaton as Lenny Magrath, Jessica Lange as Meg Magrath, Sissy Spacek as Babe Magrath, Sam Shepard as Doc Porter, Tess Harper as Chick Boyle, and David Carpenter as Barnette Lloyd.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Georges Delerue, cinematography is by Dante Spinotti, and it was produced by Freddie Fields and Burt Sugarman.

Is Crimes of the Heart worth watching?

Crimes of the Heart holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 71 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Crimes of the Heart is worth a place on your watchlist.

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