Sally Field, James Garner, Corey Haim

Director Martin Ritt (Norma Rae) helmed this offbeat romance that earned costar James Garner an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a widowed druggist who befriends a confused divorcee (Sally...( read more  read more... ) Field) and her son, who move to a small rural town to start over. The laid-back performance of Garner as a man finding love "for the last time in his life" contrasts wonderfully with Field's portrayal of a woman scared and unsure of what the future may hold for her, and the two of them together exhibit great comic timing. As well written and as deftly performed as any movie of its type, Murphy's Romance will rope you in with its winning style. --Robert Lane

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PG-13, 107 min.

Directed by: Martin Ritt

Release Date: December 25, 1985

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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000

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  • April 7, 2007
    "I'm a widower. That's like catnip to a cat, in a town where the ladies outnumber you ten to one."
  • January 14, 2007
    Year in and year out, James Garner delivers. He and Field have great chemistry in this May-December romantic comedy.
  • October 9, 2006
    Absolutely love this movie. can watch it over and over and over......
  • June 15, 2009
    (1985 Director: Martin Ritt) Wonderful chemistry between James Garner and Sally Field in this tale about a divorcee who must pull herself up by her bootstraps who is raising her son on her own after being left by her very flaky ex-husband who resurfaces to complicate her independ...( read more)ence. Lots of truths in this film and some excellent humor.
  • April 22, 2009
    I didn't expect to like this movie as much as I did. It was serious and funny all at the same time. The cast was great - yes, even the young Corey Haim. James Garner continually surprises me. His best-actor nomination was well-deserved.
  • April 5, 2009
    This is such a great movie.
  • November 22, 2008
    Heartwarming and funny... great romantic comedy...
  • November 17, 2008
    I rarely enjoy "romantic" movies, but this one is good and the best of its type. I felt like I knew the characters all my life and had grown up with them.
  • October 26, 2008
    An offbeat romance I don't mind watching repeatedly.
  • July 28, 2008
    I love this moive I look some what like sally fillds and I work as had as she dose in this movie in my every day life....

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  • What movie did this quote come from? Murphy: I'm a widower. That's like catnip to a cat, in a town where the ladies outnumber you ten to one.   Answer »
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