The Rain People

The Rain People (1969)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (682 ratings)

Despite an effort by the Warner Bros. publicity mills to turn The Rain People into an instant cult film upon its first release (the ad campaign stressed the intimacy and humanity of the story), this early Francis Ford Coppola effort would have to wait several years to find its audience. Shirley… More

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Drama
In Theaters
Aug 27, 1969 Wide
Warner Bros.

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    An overlong, brooding film incorporating some excellent photography.

  • Tom Milne, Time Out

    Coppola's fourth feature, a fascinating early road movie made entirely on location with a minimal crew and a constantly evolving script.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    As for Coppola and his world, It's difficult to say whether his film is successful or not. That's the beautiful thing about a lot of the new, experimental American directors.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Like its main character, the movie hits the road with no final destination in mind, and the manic inventiveness that sustains the early passages becomes strained and weird by the end.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Arty pretensions.

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  • Pierluigi P


    In the John Huston tradition of losers who take the road to find themsemelves, getting in contact with people with more and deeper needs to their pathetic and meaningless existence. Coppola's first mature plunge in filmmaking hits the right chords. He's both sensitive and… More

  • Eric B


    "Rebels on the road" films were all the rage in the late '60s, but "The Rain People" adds a twist: The rebel is somebody's wife, and she's driving a station wagon. Shirley Knight is newly pregnant, and panicking about the responsibilities of… More

  • Mike T


    A languid, gently beautiful film that provides a lot of unique insight into over-explored themes. Coppola does fantastic things with cinematography and editing.

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