The Evening Star

Name: The Evening Star
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-12-25
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben Johnson

1996·Movie·PG-13·129 min·★ 6.0(80)

Comedy Drama Romance More English titles

“The continuing story of 'Terms of Endearment'.”

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.

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About The Evening Star

The Evening Star is a 1996 English-language comedy, drama and romance film directed by Robert Harling. The cast is led by Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis. It has a runtime of 2h 9m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla.

The Evening Star was produced by Paramount Pictures and Rysher Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on December 25, 1996, and carries a PG-13 certification. At the box office it grossed around $13 million worldwide.

Director: Robert Harling
Writers: Robert Harling
Release date: December 25, 1996
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $13 million
Production: Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment

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The Evening Star cast & crew

The Evening Star was directed by Robert Harling and written by Robert Harling.

The cast features Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway, Bill Paxton as Jerry Bruckner, Juliette Lewis as Melanie Horton, Miranda Richardson as Patsy Carpenter, Ben Johnson as Arthur Cotton, and Scott Wolf as Bruce.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by William Ross, cinematography is by Don Burgess, and it was produced by David Paul Kirkpatrick and Polly Platt.

Is The Evening Star worth watching?

The Evening Star holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 80 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 2h 9m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and romance, The Evening Star is worth a place on your watchlist.

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