Far and Away
User Score
7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12

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  1. Grand123
    Jan 11, 2013
    10
    This movie is a extremely underrated movie and i am stunned to see all of the bad coments. This film has great ballance of comedy action and romance. This movie is a personal favorite of mine.
  2. KaseyS.
    Feb 15, 2010
    7
    Though it could have used tome editing, this was a solid effort for Ron Howard and Tom and Nicole. The thill of the ending makes up for some parts that dragged a little. This movie is still remembered and will continue to be remembered.
  3. JohnB.
    Nov 17, 2007
    8
    historically good & well-acted. You identify w/the actors very easily!

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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kathleen Maher
    40
    There is a richness to Far and Away that seems wasted on its simple love story straight out of "It Happened One Night."
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  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    50
    Sometimes it's hard to tell what's mere overreaching and what's nostalgia for Hollywood's former grandiloquence.
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  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    Far and Away is a movie that joins astonishing visual splendor with a story so simple-minded it seems intended for adolescents.
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