Far and Away
1992 · Movie · PG-13 · 140 min · ★ 6.8 · 50% critics
A young couple leaves Ireland for America, chasing the promise of free land in Oklahoma. Facing poverty, prejudice, and tough conditions, they take risky jobs and make uneasy choices while trying to stay together and build a future—despite pressure from family determined to pull them back.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-05-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,301 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a big, old-fashioned immigrant adventure with romance, humor, and a historical backdrop like Australia or A Walk in the Clouds; Not for you if you dislike long runtimes or melodramatic, cliché-heavy storytelling.
Pros: sweeping scenery; lively adventure energy; sweet romance arc | Cons: uneven realism; some clichés; long runtime
Themes
- bare knuckle boxing
- father murder
- brothel
- suspicion of murder
- american dream
- oklahoma
- boxer
- kiss
- lovers
- battle
- farmer
- land rush
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Tom Cruise
as Joseph Donnelly
Nicole Kidman
as Shannon Christie
Thomas Gibson
as Stephen Chase
Robert Prosky
as Daniel Christie
Barbara Babcock
as Nora Christie
Cyril Cusack
as Danty Duff
Eileen Pollock
as Mary Kay
Colm Meaney
as Kelly
- DG
Douglas Gillison
as Dermody
Michelle Johnson
as Grace
Directed by Ron Howard