Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heartland violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heartland easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Heartland end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Heartland

Name: Heartland
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: 1981
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Rip Torn, Conchata Ferrell, Barry Primus, Megan Folsom, Lilia Skala

Heartland is about roots and origins. Heartland is about love and survival.

Directed by Richard Pearce

Produced by Filmhaus, The National Endowment for the Humanities

198196 min6.4 / 10

A stark, intimate portrait of survival and pragmatic love on the frontier, where two solitary people forge connection through shared hardship and determination.

Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910 after Elinor's application for work as a housekeeper is accepted by Clyde Stewart, a rancher. The work is back-breaking and the isolation is brutal, particularly as winter arrives. Elinor begins to think about homesteading her own property near Stewart's ranch, but Stewart tries to dissuade her with explanations about the killing conditions and poor rewards, especially for a woman with no man to help her ranch. Although their temperaments are different and little affection exists, Elinor and Stewart agree to marry and combine homesteads. What lies ahead is the severest test of all.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Historical Forbidden Romance Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness

Genres

Drama Romance Western

Questions people ask

Is Heartland sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Heartland scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Heartland violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Heartland easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Heartland end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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