Movie · Drama · Romance

It is the fall of 1957 in Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) is returning home from a day of errands. Her husband, Frank (Dennis Quaid), is expected home for a dinner engagement. There’s only one problem, no one has heard from Frank all afternoon. What begins as a curious snapshot of 1950’s American values is soon transformed into a tangle of competing conflicts, igniting Cathy’s friendships with her formidable gardener, Raymond (Dennis Haysbert), her plucky best friend and her maid. As secrets are revealed, Cathy is faced with choices that spur hatred and gossip within the community.

2003 · 1h 47m
Director Todd Haynes

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Far From Heaven

Drama

It is the fall of 1957 in Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) is returning home from a day of errands. Her husband, Frank (Dennis Quaid), is expected home for a dinner engagement. There’s only one problem, no one has heard from Frank all afternoon. What begins as a curious snapshot of 1950’s American values is soon transformed into a tangle of competing conflicts, igniting Cathy’s friendships with her formidable gardener, Raymond (Dennis Haysbert), her plucky best friend and her maid. As secrets are revealed, Cathy is faced with choices that spur hatred and gossip within the community.

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Average 8.6
Reviews 222
Fresh 193
Rotten 29

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Studio
Entertainment Film Distributors
Released
2003
Run Time
1 hr 47 min
Rated
12
Content Advisories
Criminal Activity, Violence, Sexual Content, Language, Smoking or Tobacco Use
Regions of Origin
United States, France
© 2002 © 2002 Focus Features, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, French (Canada)
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.