Ulee's Gold

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Ulee's Gold

R,

1997,

1h 51m,

Drama

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94%

49 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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75%

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2,500+ Ratings

Widowed beekeeper and Vietnam veteran Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson (Peter Fonda) raises his granddaughters because his son, Jimmy (Tom Wood), is in prison. When Jimmy finds out that his estranged wife, Helen (Christine Dunford), has gotten herself into trouble with a crew of drug dealers and has run away, he asks Ulee for help. Ulee begrudgingly agrees to find Helen. When he does, he must rely on the unexpected aid of a divorced nurse (Patricia Richardson) to get Helen through her withdrawal.

Critics Consensus

Led by an outstanding Peter Fonda performance, Ulee's Gold movingly depicts a family in crisis -- and a patriarch willing to sacrifice for the good of others.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 28, 2018

Nunez's use of melodrama is as refreshingly anti-Hollywood as ever: the action is entirely in the service of character. What's startling about this quiet, un-hyped-up film is how moving it is.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

This low-key drama is played slow and sage.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Apr 25, 2003

3/4

One of those unexpected pleasures that combines a low budget with a high emotional impact.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 24, 2021

3.5/4

Peter Fonda delivers the performance of his career in this excellent indie hit.

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Dan Webster

Spokesman-Review (Washington)

Mar 27, 2019

4/4

Writer/director Nunez holds the threat of danger over all that happens, but the film is less a study of violence than it is a look at how one makes hard decisions in the face of harsh circumstances.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 31, 2006

4/5

Deceptively old-fashioned, this is an emotionally quiet but rewarding portrait of a taciturn beekeeper (marvelously played by Peter Fonda, who resembles his dad) forced to emerged out of his solitary, sheltered life and face his family responsibilities

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Poe W

Feb 6, 2017

6.8/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2Of

Han S

Aug 21, 2009

Ulee (Peter Fonda) is a beekeeper who produces some of the finest honey available, Tupelo Gold. While there is some very interesting material on beekeeping, this is essentially a good story about a somewhat dysfunctional family. Ulee is a widower raising his two granddaughters on his own while his son is in prison and his daughter-in-law has run off. The cast includes Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement) as a Nurse that lives next door and a potential love interest for Ulee. While Ulee's eldest daughter is played by Jessica Biel in one of her first film roles , I really appreciated the depiction of a character acting heroically in the face of adversity without resorting to the violence that is so common in many hollywood pictures. The film was written, directed, edited and shot by Victor Nunez on a very limited budget, but I did not find any such limitations at all obvious in the execution. Features an Oscar nominated performance from Peter Fonda, who won numerous awards for the role including a Golden Globe.

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George P

Jul 14, 2008

6/2/2017 (2): Meh. Very slow and boring so it was unable to keep my interest. A good cast though. Wouldn't watch again.

Theodore M

May 27, 2008

Nunez is a master at rendering emotionally complex, ordinary folk into the kind of unassuming heroes that don't much appear in American films anymore.

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Synopsis

Widowed beekeeper and Vietnam veteran Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson (Peter Fonda) raises his granddaughters because his son, Jimmy (Tom Wood), is in prison. When Jimmy finds out that his estranged wife, Helen (Christine Dunford), has gotten herself into trouble with a crew of drug dealers and has run away, he asks Ulee for help. Ulee begrudgingly agrees to find Helen. When he does, he must rely on the unexpected aid of a divorced nurse (Patricia Richardson) to get Helen through her withdrawal.

Director: Victor Nunez
Screenwriter: Victor Nunez
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Orion Pictures
Production Co: Clinica Estetico
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, 16mm, 1.66:1

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