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Cross Creek

Play trailer Poster for Cross Creek PG,  1983,  2h 2m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 69% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
69% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In the late 1920s, columnist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) moved to Cross Creek, Fla., to dedicate herself to writing a serious novel. Despite her husband's eventual departure, the initial suspicion of the locals about her work, and the challenge of finding a worthy subject to devote herself to, Marjorie persists in her dream. With the inspiration of kindly Marsh Turner (Rip Torn) and his daughter, Ellie (Dana Hill), Marjorie discovers the perfect theme for her novel.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 13, 2023
It’s a rampaging role, but Torn doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything, and he gives his character a pleasure in performance -- something that American actors rarely do. Go to Full Review
Nigel Andrews Financial Times May 11, 2021
Like any good Hollywood suffering artist [she] goes and walks through a thunderstorm for 10 minutes and then conies in. dripping wet, to type out her first masterpiece. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm Guardian May 10, 2021
Ritt is an able and honourable film-maker but when his heart is on his sleeve like this, the result tends to be the kind of liberal Hollywood movie that looks and tastes like fudge. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 16, 2024
3/4
Pleasing and picturesque. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) May 10, 2021
The movie is well acted but director Martin Ritt used to get more roughage into his movies than he has been doing recently. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Martin Ritt

Director

Mary Steenburgen

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Rip Torn

Marsh Turner

Alfre Woodard

Geechee

Peter Coyote

Norton Baskin

Dana Hill

Ellie Turner

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Cross Creek

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the late 1920s, columnist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) moved to Cross Creek, Fla., to dedicate herself to writing a serious novel. Despite her husband's eventual departure, the initial suspicion of the locals about her work, and the challenge of finding a worthy subject to devote herself to, Marjorie persists in her dream. With the inspiration of kindly Marsh Turner (Rip Torn) and his daughter, Ellie (Dana Hill), Marjorie discovers the perfect theme for her novel.
Director
Martin Ritt
Producer
Robert B. Radnitz
Screenwriter
Dalene Young
Distributor
Associated Film Distribution
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Rating
PG
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 10, 2009
Runtime
2h 2m
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