Ulee's Gold

Ulee's Gold (1997)

  • 94% of critics liked it
    (49 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (2,761 ratings)

Peter Fonda received a richly deserved Oscar nomination for his superb performance as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson, a Florida beekeeper forced to put his splintered family back together. Ulee is a Vietnam veteran whose wife died several years ago, a blow he's still learning to live with. His… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Victor Nuņez
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jun 13, 1997 Wide
MGM

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    This low-key drama is played slow and sage.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    One of those unexpected pleasures that combines a low budget with a high emotional impact.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    A modest delight.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    This is no bakery-grade honey.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    There is a quality about this film's use of deliberation that comes at times wonderfully close to magic.

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