

Crimes of the Heart
1986-12-12 · 105 min · ★ 6.1
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
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Production details
- Directors
- Bruce Beresford
- Production companies
- DEG, Freddie Fields Productions, Burt Sugarman Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 22,905,522
Top Cast
Diane KeatonLenny Magrath
Jessica LangeMeg Magrath
Sissy SpacekBabe Magrath
Sam ShepardDoc Porter
Tess HarperChick Boyle
David CarpenterBarnette Lloyd
Hurd HatfieldOld Granddaddy
Beeson CarrollZackery Botrelle
Tom MasonUncle Watson
Gregory Eugene TravisWillie JayTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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