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Critic Barry Mcilheney
rated 6

A genuinely romantic piece of work, Sommersby features two class performances from Gere and Foster, both managing to somehow convey the depth of their mutual longing without ever having to hang from the chandeliers to prove it.

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Sahil Nanda
rated 10

Skøn film!

1 year ago

Cast & Crew

Jon Amiel
Director
Jodie Foster
As Laurel Sommersby
Frankie Faison
As Joseph
James Earl Jones
As Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
R. Lee Ermey
As Dick Mead
Richard Gere
As John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
William Windom
As Reverend Powell

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Sommersby is a romantic thriller that tells the story of a man who returns from the Civil War as a changed person, rekindling his relationship with his wife and confronting secrets from his past that could rock their community. Starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster, this movie is a gripping and emotional journey that explores themes of love, identity, and redemption.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Sommersby include Past Midnight, If They Tell You I Fell, Separate Lives, Maya Memsaab, Palmetto, Gabbeh.

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Sommersby was released in theaters on February 5, 1993.