Sweet Dreams
1985 · Movie · PG-13 · 115 min · ★ 6.5 · 78% critics
This biopic follows a velvet-voiced country singer’s rise from small venues to national fame, set against the pressures of public success and a turbulent private life. With many original recordings woven throughout, it traces the highs, conflicts, and emotional cost of life in the spotlight.
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-10-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (62 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a music-driven, emotional biopic with big performances and classic songs, similar to Walk the Line or La Bamba; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or want strict historical accuracy.
Pros: powerful lead performance; memorable original songs; engaging rise-to-fame | Cons: soapy relationship focus; uneven accuracy; obvious lip-syncing
Themes
- country music
- biography
- historical figure
- singer
- fame
- 1950s
- 1960s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1986 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jessica Lange
as Patsy Cline
Ed Harris
as Charlie Dick
Ann Wedgeworth
as Hilda Hensley
David Clennon
as Randy Hughes
James Staley
as Gerald Cline
Gary Basaraba
as Woodhouse
John Goodman
as Otis
P. J. Soles
as Wanda
Terri Gardner
as Old Singer
- CK
Caitlin Kelch
as Sylvia
Directed by Karel Reisz