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Crimes of the Heart

  • 1986
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
5K
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Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, and Jessica Lange in Crimes of the Heart (1986)
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Dark ComedyComedyDrama

Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.

  • Director
    • Bruce Beresford
  • Writer
    • Beth Henley
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Jessica Lange
    • Sissy Spacek
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writer
      • Beth Henley
    • Stars
      • Diane Keaton
      • Jessica Lange
      • Sissy Spacek
    • 42User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast17

    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Lenny Magrath
    Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange
    • Meg Magrath
    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Babe Magrath
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Doc Porter
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Chick Boyle
    David Carpenter
    David Carpenter
    • Barnette Lloyd
    Hurd Hatfield
    Hurd Hatfield
    • Old Granddaddy
    Beeson Carroll
    Beeson Carroll
    • Zackery Botrelle
    Jean Willard
    • Lucille Botrelle
    Tom Mason
    Tom Mason
    • Uncle Watson
    Gregory Eugene Travis
    • Willie Jay
    • (as Gregory Travis)
    Annie McKnight
    Annie McKnight
    • Annie May Jenkins
    Eleanor Eagle
    • Little Lenny
    Jessica Ezzell
    • Little Meg
    Natalie Anderson
    • Little Babe
    Connie Adams
    • Zackery's Concubine
    Robert J. Maxwell
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writer
      • Beth Henley
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    User reviews42

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The film's source Beth Henley stage-play "Crimes of the Heart" won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1981.
    • Quotes
      • Meg Magrath: Why'd you do it, Babe ? Why'd you put your head in the oven?
      • Babe Magrath: I don't know... I'm having a bad day.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Golden Child/Crimes of the Heart/¡Three Amigos!/Modern Girls (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday to You
      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
      Publisher Summy-Birchard Music Division of Birch Tree Group Ltd.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 23, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Verbrecherische Herzen
    • Filming locations
      • Harper House, Southport, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,905,522
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,402,921
      • Dec 14, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,905,522
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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