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Miles from Home

Name: Miles from Home
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Released: 1988-09-16
Cast: Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson, Penelope Ann Miller, Terry Kinney, Helen Hunt

1988 | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Action

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Great for anyone who loves watching a plan come together and anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone). The fun is in the planning, the double-crosses and the moment it all goes sideways. Shelve it next to The Town or Heat. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 48 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: meant for adults.
Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$189K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gary Sinise

Richard GereFrank Roberts
Kevin AndersonTerry Roberts
Penelope Ann MillerSally
Terry KinneyMark
Helen HuntJennifer
Laurie MetcalfExotic Dancer
Francis GuinanTommy Malin
Randall ArneyFarmer Cox
Michael TalbottPickup Owner
Jo AndersonFarmer's Wife