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The Bridges of Madison County

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A moving love story about a photographer on assignment to shoot the historic bridges of Madison County. He meets a housewife, whose husband and children are away on a trip, and the film traces a brief affair that is never sordid but instead one of two soul mates who have met too late.
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Sentimental, slow, schmaltzy, and very satisfying, The Bridges of Madison County finds Clint Eastwood adapting a bestseller with heft, wit, and grace.

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Noel Murray The Dissolve 05/05/2014
4/5
The strength of Eastwood's Bridges is in its patience, and how it lets the love story develop from start to finish, even though the audience knows from the beginning the broad strokes of what's going to happen. Go to Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times 07/31/2013
3.5/4
With Eastwood as Kincaid and Meryl Streep as Francesca, this carefully observant love story turns Waller's pop-lit passion into screen art. Go to Full Review Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer 07/31/2013
3/4
Bridges is an admirable achievement, one that probably does more to reposition its maker as someone who can carry a movie without carrying a gun than as the director/star of a Love Story for the Loving Care set. Go to Full Review Laura Ferrero El Pais (Spain) 08/02/2023
... Beyond telling us the non-story of a couple, The Bridges of Madison County tells us our story, of all those times we failed to turn the wheel. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sheila Reid Women in the Life 05/13/2022
This film starts as a yawnfest, but if you can tough it out through the first 15 minutes it turns into quite a little gem of a movie. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/11/2020
6/10
Their story might be small, unglamorous, and generally unexciting, but there's no denying its pleasantness and significance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Anderson A @Anderson47474 Jan 23 Que filme, a química entre a Mary e o Clint é absurda, atuação absurda dos dois, o filme mostra a diferença do querer em conflito do que é certo e no fim mostra que ela escolheu certo 9.0 See more M. Trinidad P @RT57481722 Oct 27 A masterpiece in storytelling, and movie making! Always refreshing and touching to watch! See more Patrick C @RT84374237 Oct 17 The most beautiful evocation of romantic love I've ever seen on a cinema screen. If any proof were needed that Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep are actors of the highest calibre, it is to be found here. Now where did I put my tissues? See more Adeela A @RT82285204 Sep 10 I watched the movie when I was 28 . Accidentally came over the movie . But then on I have watched the movie 5 times , read the novel twice. It’s my all time favourite , brilliant acting by both lead actors . More than that, it tells us about the moments in life when things happen to us , unplanned but those that has to happen. Like an evening breeze , they come and go in our life leaving good memories 🥰 See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 15 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o drama salvou o filme. See more Frederick B @Frederick212 Jul 27 A very romantic movie where a married woman boinks a dude while her husband is out of town. Makes you feel warm and fuzzy. See more Read all reviews
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Clint Eastwood

Director

Clint Eastwood

Robert Kincaid

Meryl Streep

Francesca Johnson

Annie Corley

Carolyn Johnson

Victor Slezak

Michael Johnson

Jim Haynie

Richard Johnson

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The Bridges of Madison County

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Synopsis A moving love story about a photographer on assignment to shoot the historic bridges of Madison County. He meets a housewife, whose husband and children are away on a trip, and the film traces a brief affair that is never sordid but instead one of two soul mates who have met too late.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment, Malpaso Company
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.5M
Runtime
2h 15m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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