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  1. A Thousand Acres. R 1997 1h 45m Drama. List. 24% Tomatometer 51 Reviews. 42% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. A patriarch (Jason Robards) deeds his farm to two (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange) of ...

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  2. A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards. It is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize -winning novel of the same name by Jane Smiley , which itself is a reworking of William Shakespeare 's King Lear .

  3. "A Thousand Acres'' is an ungainly, undigested assembly of "women's issues,'' milling about within a half-baked retread of "King Lear.'' The film is so unfocused that at the end of its very long 104 minutes, I was unable to say who I was supposed to like and who I was supposed to hate--although I could name several characters for whom I had no feelings at all.

  4. It's a good question, but one that's probably better contemplated by reading a good book rather than watching a pale imitation. ... A Thousand Acres, will find the movie version disappointing.

  5. A THOUSAND ACRES plays like a soap-opera. Both the writer and director are from Australia, and they err when tackling mythic Americana. Though the movie doesn’t have any depicted sex and very little violence, it does have implied adultery and drunk driving leading to death. Many people will be disturbed by the fight scene at a church picnic.

  6. A Thousand Acres Reviews. A strong script adapted from Jane Smiley's award-winning novel and an amazing cast featuring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange and Jennifer Jason Leigh distinguish this ...

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  8. Sep 10, 2012 · A patriarch (Robards) announces that he means to divide his land between his three daughters, but when one of them, the most beloved (Leigh), tries to dissuade him, he sends her packing.

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