Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (34,982 ratings)

Loretta Lynn was one of the first female superstars in country music and remains a defining presence within the genre; with her strong, clear, hard-country voice and tough, no-nonsense songs about husbands who cheat and wives who weren't about to be pushed around, Lynn introduced a feminist mindset… More

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PG, 2 hr. 5 min.
Directed By
Michael Apted
Written By
Thomas Rickman
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
In Theaters
Mar 7, 1980 Wide
On DVD
May 6, 2003
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media

    Loretta Lynn's tough but heartwarming biopic.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Though a classic rags to riches saga, this biopic of Loretta Lynn doesn't fall victim to cliches, and benefits immensely from the astonishingly authentic turn from Sissy Spacek, who does her own singing; even real-life singer Lynn liked the picture

  • Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine

    Eschews convention and presents one of the more honest and non-pandering Hollywood depictions of the South of the last quarter century.

  • Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

    Superior biopic with an unforgettable performance by Sissy Spacek

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    This uplifting drama, based on Loretta Lynn's autobiography, shows how her marriage kept changing to accommodate her career as the First Lady of country music.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jason O


    My aunt and cousin were watching "The Coal Miner's Daughter" and I wasn't really wanting to watch it. There wasn't anything else to do, so I watched it. It was actually a pretty good movie. It tells the biography of Loretta Lynn all the way from how she… More

  • Red L


    Movie's OK. I would probably rate it higher if I could stand country music.

  • jay n


    sissy and tommy lee are both very very good but the film could have used a little editing.

  • Cindy I


    I think Sissy Spacek was channeling Loretta Lynn somehow. Fantastic performance, especially since Sissy did all her own singing, 25 years before Jamie Foxx and Joaquin Phoenix. Great movie.

  • Jason V


    Buoyed by a stellar performance from Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter does exactly what it sets out to do: tell the story of country music superstar Loretta Lynn, warts and all. Sure, some aspects were undoubtedly left out for one reason or another, but the film includes just… More

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