Murphy's Romance

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Murphy's Romance

PG-13,

1986,

1h 47m,

Romance/

Comedy

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Emma (Sally Field), a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She builds a relationship with Murphy (James Garner), the older local pharmacist but, due to his age, it remains platonic. Their friendship becomes complicated when Emma's ex-husband, Bobby Jack (Brian Kerwin), shows up. He claims to have changed his ways, but when he turns out to be the same man Emma divorced, she discovers her true feelings for Murphy.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

Jan 4, 2018

... an enjoyable, if decidedly minor, love story...

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Feb 29, 2016

Martin Ritt directs the screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch, who cross the country wisdom of Tennessee Ernie Ford with the stale wit of the Johnny Carson joke team.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Feb 29, 2016

The picture just lumbers along, lightly propelled by a series of contrived conflicts ... and anecdotal observations that don't add up to much.

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Rachel Wagner

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Oct 3, 2022

charming rom-com that confronts the age difference head on

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David Nusair

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Oct 13, 2021

3.5/4

...a slow-burn romance that benefits substantially from the often enthralling work of its actors.

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Kathi Maio

Sojourner

Aug 22, 2019

Will likely provide some quiet enjoyment for those who believe that, despite the giant screen, small is beautiful.

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Feb 2, 2019

The best romance movie ever made!

Hermione P

Dec 27, 2018

Watched this with my mom and sister all the time when I was younger. Itï¿ 1/2(TM)s still one of our favorites. Iï¿ 1/2(TM)ve probably seen it around 25 times. Itï¿ 1/2(TM)s an easy, laid back watch.

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Martin Ritt

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Sally Field

Emma Moriarty

James Garner

Murphy Jones

Brian Kerwin

Bobby Jack Moriarty

Corey Haim

Jake Moriarty

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Synopsis

Emma (Sally Field), a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She builds a relationship with Murphy (James Garner), the older local pharmacist but, due to his age, it remains platonic. Their friendship becomes complicated when Emma's ex-husband, Bobby Jack (Brian Kerwin), shows up. He claims to have changed his ways, but when he turns out to be the same man Emma divorced, she discovers her true feelings for Murphy.

Director: Martin Ritt
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.3M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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