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Leaving Normal

Play trailer Poster for Leaving Normal R,  1992,  1h 50m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 44% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
44% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A waitress with a past that's weighing her down, Darly decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, Darly meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.

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David Ansen Newsweek Feb 9, 2018
Solomon's screenplay treads a delicate line between wit and preciousness; at its weakest, Zwick's direction goes for the canned poignance of TV. Beut there's a lot to relish in this funny, bittersweet, sharply written comedy. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2.5/4
There is a great deal of sincerity in it, an attention to detail, a willingness to let characters be quirky and find their own ways without beating them over the head with the plot. But at the end we're left with a feeling of incompleteness. Go to Full Review
Malcolm L. Johnson Hartford Courant Jun 8, 2018
When Christine Lahti is in the driver's seat, this female road saga can abruptly take off like a car that stops choking and sputtering and leaps into a breathtaking overdrive. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 14, 2005
1/5
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Feb 22, 2004
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 29, 2002
Bittersweet comedy about two hurt women who heal each other after finding a place they can call home. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Edward Zwick

Director

Christine Lahti

Darly

Meg Tilly

Marianne

Patrika Darbo

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Lenny von Dohlen

Harry

Maury Chaykin

Leon

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Leaving Normal

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Movie Info

Synopsis A waitress with a past that's weighing her down, Darly decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, Darly meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.
Director
Edward Zwick
Producer
Lindsay Doran
Screenwriter
Ed Solomon
Production Co
Mirage Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.4M
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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