Far from the Madding Crowd
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 119 min · ★ 7.0 · 78% critics
Set in Victorian England, an independent young woman inherits a farm and draws in three suitors with very different personalities. As love, duty, and ambition collide, her choices reshape her life and the people around her.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,108 votes)
- Box office
- $30,200,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this sweeping, romantic period drama with a strong sense of Dorset atmosphere and devoted performances; Not for you if you want deeper character development, clearer time structure, or a consistently paced story like Mansfield Park (1999) or Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008).
Pros: sweeping Victorian romance; standout lead performance; beautiful countryside visuals | Cons: pacing feels uneven; character depth lacking; time passage unclear
Themes
- farm
- sheep
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- victorian england
- unrequited love
- rural area
- inheritance
- period drama
- housekeeper
- 19th century
- dorset
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Carey Mulligan
as Bathsheba Everdene
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Gabriel Oak
Michael Sheen
as William Boldwood
Tom Sturridge
as Sergeant Francis Troy
Juno Temple
as Fanny Robbin
Jessica Barden
as Liddy
Hilton McRae
as Jacob Smallbury
Harry Peacock
as Jan Coggan
Bradley Hall
as Joseph Poorgrass
Sam Phillips
as Sergeant Doggett
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg