Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Casts John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, John Terry, Richard Riehle, Alexis Arquette, Joe Morton, Noble Willingham
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Emigrants
The Summer I Turned 15
20 Centimeters
Paperhouse
From the Life of the Marionettes
Country
The Journey of Natty Gann
King of the Hill
Synoikia to Oneiro
On Promised Land
Time for Revenge
The Green Promise
Sweet Land
Born Innocent
Funny Birds
Monsieur Verdoux
Caged Heat
Bring Them Down
Sunnyside
Pieces
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Emigrants
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1971
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.The Summer I Turned 15
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1976
The story Peter is telling the about a special summer, when he is invited over to summer holiday from bickering parents, to his aunt and uncle in the country. He's been there before, but this summer was quite one to remember.20 Centimeters
IMDB 5 | Jun , 2005
Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as a prostitute in Madrid and longs for a legitimate job. Whenever she builds up her savings, her housemate and best friend Tomás finds ways to spend, lose, or cost her those funds. She meets Raúl, whom she likes and who likes her; the trouble is he also likes that part of her she wants removed. If that's not enough, she also has narcolepsy, and when she conks out, she dreams of musical-theater numbers in which she's the singing and dancing star. Are these dreams always going to be 20 centimeters out of reach?Paperhouse
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1988
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.From the Life of the Marionettes
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 1980
An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.Country
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1984
Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.The Journey of Natty Gann
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1985
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.King of the Hill
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1993
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.Synoikia to Oneiro
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1961
A poor neighborhood of Athens, Asyrmatos, is the center of the world for the people who live there and try in every way to escape from poverty and destitution. A handsome released youth, Ricos (Alekos Alexandrakis), is trying to make money, at the same time that his lover, Stefi (Aliki Georgoulis), is seeing other men and her father, Nekrophoras (Manos Katrakis), is trying to contribute in family finances. Rico will set up a job, but will spend the money raised before he can put it into action. As a result, one of his "partners" (Alekos Petsos) will commit suicide, leaving his pregnant wife, Eleni (Aleka Paizis), to her fate. Rikos, his beloved and her father, defeated and disappointed because of the expectations that were never fulfilled, will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality.On Promised Land
IMDB 6 | Apr , 1994
In the 1950s, the Ween family live and work on land that was promised to their family. The landowners, the Appletree family, use the promise of the land to keep the family working for them, putting the transfer of the land in doubt.Time for Revenge
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1981
Two coworkers decide to blackmail the corrupt demolition company they work for by setting up a fake accident.The Green Promise
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1949
A stubborn farmer is raising his children alone. When his oldest daughter gets a suitor, the father nearly goes on the rampage, but he is forced to change his tune when he is injured, leaving her in charge of the farm.Sweet Land
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 2005
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.Born Innocent
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1976
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.Funny Birds
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2024
Thrown together under tragic circumstances, three generations of women from the same family are forced to learn to live together on a small rural chicken farm in New Jersey, which generates moving and amusing situations.Monsieur Verdoux
IMDB 7.7 | Aug , 1947
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.Caged Heat
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1974
A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal "therapeutic" experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.Bring Them Down
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 2025
When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael and Jack suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered.Sunnyside
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2021
Lola's dream of escaping her father's Sunnyside motel seems closer to reality when a young stranger checks in.Pieces
IMDB 10 | May , 2022
While struggling to finish a painting, a young girl finds herself lost in the world of perfection and objectivity.