Far From Heaven

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Far From Heaven

PG-13

2002

1h 43m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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The story - which crosses both sexual and racial lines - revolves around a privileged suburban family whose lives are filled with daily family etiquette, social events at the club, and an overall desire to keep up with the Joneses. The family is turned upside down when both husband and wife are faced with choices that not only create a gossip mill for the entire community but also change their entire lives forever.

Critics Consensus

An exquisitely designed and performed melodrama, Far From Heaven earns its viewers' tears with sincerity and intelligence.

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Joshua Rothkopf

In These Times

03/16/2020

When a movie gets it all impeccably, heartbreakingly right, as does Todd Haynes' stunning Far from Heaven, some critics are tempted to gush deepest purple...I'll try to stay anchored to more sensible levels of bliss.

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

01/03/2018

With a classic storytelling style bordering on corniness, a deft tragicomic touch and a heroic refusal to use the safety net of irony, Haynes has managed to produce something of a gem.

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

12/03/2015

4/5

Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid are outstanding as Cathy and Frank Whitaker, a perfect couple with a decidedly imperfect love life.

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Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/11/2025

4/5

Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven is a sumptuous homage to the movies of Douglas Sirk that is elevated beyond pastiche by its gripping emotional center.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

08/12/2023

78/100

It’s a ballsy move, molding your film so closely to a peerless classic, but Todd Haynes transcends thin pastiche to be a genuinely great film of its own.

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

04/15/2023

In meticulously refashioning Sirk’s surfaces, Haynes isn’t revealing what Sirk hid. He’s just showing that what we saw is still what we see.

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C P.

@BahnianBabby Jan 26

It's basically what every Hallmark movie wants to be, aside from its profoundly progressive messaging.

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Meri S.

@mschroeder Oct 12

Watched this a few months ago. A hidden gem.

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b s

@RT96637311 03/09/2025

一部2002年的模仿1950年代melodrama的电影，不论色泽，台词，还是上中产阶级的故事背景，都那么相似。看完All That Heaven Allows, 再看这一部，那种白人保守思想营造的光环又回来了。但是在这样一个氛围里，植入种族和同性的故事，时不时会有反讽的意味，再加上音乐从大交响换成了轻柔的现代音乐，时不时会有一种抽离。

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Alan Joseph H

@RT10903943 02/16/2025

Highly recommended, perhaps especially for Boomers who may have lived through those years. The circumstances of these peoples' lives are not so different that those of my own family, and what happens with the parents (Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid) not so different from what happened with my own parents' marriage. Also, it's beautifully photographed.

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Tamara K

@Tamarak 11/18/2024

If this movie doesn't rip your heart out nothing will.

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Shioka O

@RT54204327 05/26/2024

It looks so classic as if 50s, well directed. Message is clear and important but the storytelling is too melodramatic of me...

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Synopsis

The story - which crosses both sexual and racial lines - revolves around a privileged suburban family whose lives are filled with daily family etiquette, social events at the club, and an overall desire to keep up with the Joneses. The family is turned upside down when both husband and wife are faced with choices that not only create a gossip mill for the entire community but also change their entire lives forever.

Director: Todd Haynes
Producer: Christine Vachon, Jody Patton
Screenwriter: Todd Haynes
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: John Wells Productions, USA Films, Section Eight Ltd., Killer Films, Clear Blue Sky Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Violence|Mature Thematic Elements|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)