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Sommersby

PG-13
Movie
1993
1h 49m
English
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.
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6.2
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Sommersby (1993) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
58

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Jodie Foster
Laurel Sommersby
Richard Gere
John Robert Sommersby / Horace Town...
Bill Pullman
Orin Meecham
James Earl Jones
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
William Windom
Reverend Powell
Brett Kelley
Little Rob
R Lee Ermey
Dick Mead
Carter McNeese
Storekeeper Wilson
Dean Whitworth
Tom Clemmons
Muse Watson
Drifter #1
Paul Austin
KKK #1 / Folsom
Doug Sloan
Marshall #2
Ray McKinnon
Lawyer Webb
Maury Chaykin
Lawyer Dawson
Richard Lineback
Timothy Fry
Directed By: Jon Amiel
Written By: Sarah Kernochan (Screenplay)

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Spiritualized Kaos says...
6 months ago
The script about the change of identities is not one to be swallowed.
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r96sk says...
5 years ago
A good film, if one that doesn't entirely hit every note it attempts. 'Sommersby' features a strong cast, with Richard Gere leading as Jack ahead of Jodie Foster (Laurel). Those two do have sizeable chemistry together, which makes a lot of the romance work here. James Earl Jones and Frankie Faison also add to the film in their respective roles of Isaacs and Joseph. The premise is no doubt interesting, as it keeps you thinking for the vast majority. It does cover quite a few bases, but I don't think it fleshes everything out perfectly; especially the racism parts. I'm not hating though, as it largely makes for a solid 109 minutes all in all.
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pipeinformatico
CONTAINS SPOILERS6/10  7 years ago
***A sensitive and emotional performance***

As has been mentioned by other reviewers, "Sommersby" is a copy of the French movie "Le retour de Martin Guerre" from 1982, starring Gerard Depardieu. While other such copies leave a lot of the original feeling and acting quality behind, More
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John Chard
6 years ago
You and this child are in danger of spending eternity in everlasting damnation!

Directed by Jon Amiel, Sommersby is adapted from the historical account of 16th Century French peasant Martin Guerre. It was previously filmed as The Return of Martin Guerre in 1982. It stars Richard Gere, Jodie Fos More
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