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A Cooler Climate

A Cooler Climate (1999)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (189 ratings)

Susan Seidelman directs this critically acclaimed made-for-cable TV movie based on the novel by Zena Collier. A nasty divorce leaves one-time housewife Iris Prue (Sally Field) in unstable financial circumstances, forcing her to accept a demeaning job as live-in housekeeper to the family of… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Marsha Norman
Genres
Drama, Television
In Theaters
Aug 22, 1999 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Presents a fascinating look at how difficult it is for middle-agers to start their lives over from scratch.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Judy bitches the hell out of Sally, she gives it right back. A wonderful opportunity to see two great actresses bring out the best in each other in a story of how two people who seem to have little in common can be each other's salvation.

  • Mason W


    A very good pairing of strong actress such as Sally Field and Judy Davis make: A Cooler Climate such a good movie. Fields plays a divorced housewive whom moves into a cold wealhier woman's (Davis) home. They have to deal with very opposite personalities and play off one another… More

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