Walk the Line
2005 | 136 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (82%), audiences rate it highly (7.5/10) and it won an Oscar. A strong pick for the weekend.
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A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
82% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsStrong
4 wins, 4 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Actress; nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$187 million worldwide on a $28 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
297K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Mangold
- Joaquin PhoenixJohn R. Cash
- Reese WitherspoonJune Carter
- Ginnifer GoodwinVivian Cash
- Robert PatrickRay Cash
- Dallas RobertsSam Phillips
- Dan John MillerLuther Perkins
- Larry BagbyMarshall Grant
- Shelby LynneCarrie Cash
- Tyler HiltonElvis Presley
- Waylon PayneJerry Lee Lewis