Murphy's Romance (1985)

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A divorced woman and her young son move to a small Arizona town. She works odd jobs and starts a friendship with a kind older pharmacist. Their relationship slowly grows into something more.

warmgentleunderstatedearnestcharmingeasygoingheartfelt

What happens

Murphy's Romance is a 1985 American romantic-comedy film directed by Martin Ritt. The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch was based on the 1980 novella by Max Schott. The film stars Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, and Corey Haim, and was produced by Laura Ziskin for Field's production company Fogwood Films. The film's theme song, "Love for the Last Time", is performed by Carole King. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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