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A Painted House

  • TV Movie
  • 20032003
  • PGPG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1K
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A Painted House (2003)
  • Drama
  • Family
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better... Read allA young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his... Read allA young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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  • Director
    • Alfonso Arau
  • Writers
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan(teleplay)
    • John Grisham(novel)
  • Stars
    • Scott Glenn
    • Arija Bareikis
    • Robert Sean Leonard
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alfonso Arau
  • Writers
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan(teleplay)
    • John Grisham(novel)
  • Stars
    • Scott Glenn
    • Arija Bareikis
    • Robert Sean Leonard
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    • 27User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Eli 'Pappy' Chandleras Eli 'Pappy' Chandler
    Arija Bareikis
    Arija Bareikis
    • Kathleen Chandleras Kathleen Chandler
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Jesse Chandleras Jesse Chandler
    Melinda Dillon
    Melinda Dillon
    • Gran Chandleras Gran Chandler
    Logan Lerman
    Logan Lerman
    • Luke Chandleras Luke Chandler
    Audrey Marie Anderson
    Audrey Marie Anderson
    • Tally Spruillas Tally Spruill
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Mr. Spruillas Mr. Spruill
    Pablo Schreiber
    Pablo Schreiber
    • Hank Spruillas Hank Spruill
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    • Stick Petersas Stick Peters
    Luis Garcia
    • Cowboyas Cowboy
    • (as Luis Esteban Garcia)
    Miguel Pérez
    Miguel Pérez
    • Miguelas Miguel
    Diane Delano
    Diane Delano
    • Mrs. Spruillas Mrs. Spruill
    Lucas Elliot Eberl
    Lucas Elliot Eberl
    • Trot Spruillas Trot Spruill
    • (as Luke Eberl)
    Sean Harrison Jones
    Sean Harrison Jones
    • Bo Spruillas Bo Spruill
    • (as Sean Jones)
    Richard Crowe
    • Mr. Latcheras Mr. Latcher
    Neva Howell
    Neva Howell
    • Mrs. Darla Latcheras Mrs. Darla Latcher
    Liz Byler
    Liz Byler
    • Libby Latcheras Libby Latcher
    Donna Denley
    • Mrs. Watsonas Mrs. Watson
    • Director
      • Alfonso Arau
    • Writers
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan(teleplay)
      • John Grisham(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The town scenes were filmed in Lepanto, Arkansas, and many residents of the city served as extras in the movies.
    • Goofs
      When the soda fountain worker give the customer a fountain drink, the seltzer from the spigot comes out brown. Seltzer is clear. All fountain drinks, including Coca Cola, required a squirt of flavored syrup then the cup was held under the fountain spigot. The clerk would push the handle back for a pressurized squirt to mix the clear seltzer and syrup then would pull the handle forward to fill the glass.
    • Quotes

      Tally Spruill: [after taking a bath in the lake] You saw me, didn't you Luke?

      Luke Chandler: Yes

      Tally Spruill: That's Ok, I'm not mad.

      Luke Chandler: You're Not?

      Tally Spruill: No.

      Luke Chandler: I guess it's only natural, you know... for boys to look at girls

    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    8/10
    Really good
    Perhaps sometimes, we forget, with our plush life and current definition of "poverty", what things were like for rural "working poor" even as recently as the 50's. Survival, even for a man who owned the land, took a different strength of character. Is it good, or is it regretful those times have passed? More money yes, but were better times up North in the auto plants? I suppose, but this is nostalgia, and not bad either. It was a good family movie, narrated like the Waltons, I kept waiting for "goodnight Luke-boy". Yah, Little House on the Prairie too, a bit more reality, but did other commenters really expect this to be as complete as the book, any book? Personally, I'm tired of hearing book-readers whine about "what they left out". Don't watch movies if you read the book. This is certainly wandering reminiscences, but that's another type of literature too, isn't it? Why does every story have to be going somewhere special? To me it's a pretty good coming of age movie and worth the hour and a half at least, and always a pleasure watching Scott Glenn, when he gets good parts. James Welch Henderson Arkansas 4/9/2021.
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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official CBS Page
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Painted House (#52.3)
    • Filming locations
      • Lepanto, Arkansas, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
      • McGee Street Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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